They were about 200 to meet in front of the Monumental Fountain of Valence, this Sunday, February 27th. A new gathering, after the first which was held on Friday evening, in support of the Ukrainian people.
In the crowd, this Sunday, Nicolas Daragon, Mayor of Valencewas present, as well asElodie Degiovanni, the prefect of Drôme. Since the start of the war in Ukraine on Thursday February 24, several French mayors have said they stand ready to welcome Ukrainian refugees, in Lille, Lyon, Nancy or even Saint-Etienne, for example. This will also be the case in Valence, confirms Nicolas Daragon: “Families from Valentinois have already written to me to tell me that they are ready to welcome Ukrainians”, he explains.
If there are Ukrainian refugees, we will open our doors because there is no doubt: they are indeed refugees, people who are bombed, terrorized and who can no longer stay in their country – Nicolas Daragon , Mayor of Valencia
– Maya Baldoureaux-Fredon
A ten Ukrainian families live in Valencia and a Drôme-Ukraine friendship association exists, according to the mayor.