Macron wants to help Ukrainians “to resist during this winter”
Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday underlined the will of the international community to help the Ukrainians “to resist during this winter” in the face of a Russia that acts “cowardly” and whose objective is to “plunge into the dark and the cold”. “Russia, whose military weaknesses have been exposed, has opted for a cynical strategy aimed at destroying civilian infrastructure in order to bring Ukraine to its knees”he declared at the opening of the Ukraine aid conference being held in Paris.
After the conferences in Lugano, Warsaw and Berlin in recent months, this meeting, which brings together 70 delegations from countries and international organizations, including several heads of government, aims to “practical-practical”explained Mr. Macron.
He accused Moscow of acting “cowardly” pour “sow terror among civilians, try to break the rear, for lack of being able to hold the front”. “These strikes, which Russia openly admits are only aimed at undermining the resistance of the Ukrainian people, constitute war crimes” who “will not go unpunished”, hammered the French head of state. Often criticized for his insistence on negotiations between Moscow and kyiv, Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that he is back to Ukraine “to decide on the conditions for a just and lasting peace”. He felt that “The Ten Point Peace Plan” of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, was “an excellent foundation on which we will build together”.
Most “the immediate emergency is to support the ability of the Ukrainian people to resist”he recalled, hoping for international contributions “up to the challenge”. He announced additional French aid, in 2023, of 76.5 million euros to spend the winter, “in the field of electricity and energy” especially for the acquisition of LEDs.
