20 heads of state gather in Paris to support Ukraine

About 20 heads of government, most of them Europeans, met in Paris on Monday at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron to reaffirm their support for Ukraine, which is facing a critical situation in the face of Moscow and whose fate depends on Western aid. , they come together.

According to Asharq Al-Awsat report, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his allies via video yesterday at the Elysee Palace that the victory or defeat of Ukraine depends on the Western countries.

The leaders of the European Union, including German Chancellor Olaf Schultz, Polish President Andriy Duda and the prime ministers of about 15 EU member states are present in this meeting. On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that France’s support for Ukraine will not be weakened and wrote in a statement on Platform X: “Russia should not count on Europeans being tired.”

Macron calls on Europe to take collective action against Russia in a situation where the US Congress continues to prevent support for Kiev and the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House increases the concern of the European Union. Representatives of the United States and Canada, as well as British Foreign Minister David Cameron, will participate in this meeting.

According to Elyse, the goal is to regroup and review all tools to effectively support Ukraine. This is about rejecting the notion that everything is falling apart and reaffirming that we are not tired and are determined to thwart Russian aggression, the French presidency stressed. We want to send a clear message to Putin that he will not win in Ukraine.

According to the French presidency, everyone is doing their best to hand over the weapons. Meanwhile, some Europeans, particularly Paris and Berlin, are somewhat publicly accusing each other of not doing enough support. Nevertheless, former American diplomat Debra Kagan pointed out on Friday at the Atlantic Council conference that Europeans have the necessary tools to do important things.