Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Zelensky/social networks of Vladimir Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron said in Kyiv that Ukraine will decide when to stop the war with Russia and sit down at the negotiating table. The French leader quoted the Ukrainian anthem, noting that Ukraine will be free.
Ukraine will decide when to sit down at the negotiating table, – Macron
Macron made the corresponding statement at a briefing with Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Germany, Italy and Romania, Channel 24 reports.
The French president assured that Ukraine would receive everything necessary to “be able to choose its own destiny and make a choice.”
the negotiating table,” Macron said.
The French President added that it was precisely from such positions that he proceeded every time during negotiations with Zelensky.
“Ukraine will decide on what conditions it will restore world,” Macron said.
The French leader noted that the President of Ukraine, since his election, has done everything possible for the sake of peace. After that, Macron quoted the Ukrainian anthem.
In these tragic conditions, I want to quote the Ukrainian anthem: “Neither glory nor freedom has yet died for Ukraine.” It is these words that especially sound in today's tragic context. Ukraine will be free. Neither glory nor freedom has died yet,” he concluded.
Macron visited Ukraine for the first time after Russia’s full-scale invasion
- Emmanuel Macron visited Ukraine for the first time on June 16 after Russia launched a full-scale war against our country. The French president arrived in Kyiv together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannis.
- European leaders visited the city of Irpen in the Kyiv region, which was badly damaged by the shelling of Russian invaders. Also during their visit to Kyiv, an air raid was announced due to the threat of a missile attack from Russia.
- In Ukraine, Macron had to answer an awkward question. Earlier, the French president called on Ukraine to cede territory to Russia for the sake of peace and not to humiliate Putin. In Kyiv, Macron stressed that France “together with the Ukrainians.”
- Perhaps the most important thing that European leaders brought to Ukraine is news about our country's European integration. Macron said that France, Germany, Italy and Romania supported granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate.
