This is the fourth time that Volodymyr Zelensky has come to Paris since the invasion of Russia, but it is his first official visit to France.
The Ukrainian president is expected at 9 a.m. at Les Invalides, he will be welcomed by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu. He must then go to the National Assembly to give a speech at 9:50 a.m., after a few words from the president of the hemicycle, Yaël Braun-Pivet who will receive him at 9:30 a.m. Then, he will visit near Versailles, a site of the Franco-German arms group KNDS.
We will carefully scrutinize the speech of the Ukrainian president who is due to speak to the deputies a little before 10 a.m. He plans to speak for around twenty minutes.
This is what Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday evening during his televised speech. The head of state also indicated that instructors will be responsible for training Ukrainian pilots. This training will take place “in France from this summer”, he specified.
If you missed his speech, here is a quick summary.
On Thursday, U.S. officials announced that the United States was committed to sending nearly $225 million in military aid to Ukraine. Which represents around 207 million euros. Few details, except that this aid will influence the delivery of ammunition, shells and mortars.
Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict. War was declared with Russia’s invasion of the country on the night of February 23 to 24, 2022. This Friday is the 835th day of war. Thursday, the day was marked by the arrest of a Frenchman in Russia and by the support expressed by allied countries for the Ukrainian people.
