French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Getty Images

French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Ukraine in the near future, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Source: President Zelenskyy during a press conference following the Ukraine.Year 2024 conference

Details: “We are expecting Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in Ukraine – he will be here. I know when he is coming, but I can’t specify the exact date for security reasons. It will happen soon,” Zelenskyy said.

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He added that Macron’s visit will coincide with the unveiling of “important and new” aid packages for Ukraine.

“If we’re talking about artillery, Emmanuel knows we’re grateful for the CAESAR artillery, it works well… We’re expecting several dozen artillery systems from France and from our partners. There are other things too, but we can talk about them later, when he’s here,” Zelenskyy said.

Background:

• French President Emmanuel Macron said during President Zelenskyy’s visit to Paris on 16 February that he was still planning to visit Ukraine and would do so in the near future.
• Macron said in January that he would visit Ukraine in February to finalise the bilateral agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine. No exact date was given for the visit.
• Macron’s visit was later postponed “in light of security concerns”.

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