“France confirms that Ukraine’s future membership in NATO would constitute a useful contribution to peace and stability in Europe,” this new pact also stipulates.
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A new Franco-Ukrainian agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bilateral security agreement in Paris on Friday, February 16, supposed to guarantee long-term civil and military support for Ukraine in the midst of war with Russia. In this text, France undertakes to provide in 2024 “up to 3 billion euros” military aid “additional” in kyiv, after support which it estimates at 1.7 billion in 2022 and 2.1 billion in 2023.
“France confirms that Ukraine’s future membership in NATO would constitute a useful contribution to peace and stability in Europe”, also stipulates this new pact. Earlier today, Olaf Scholz and Volodymyr Zelensky also signed a security agreement described as“historical” by the German Chancellor who assured his determination to support Ukraine “as long as necessary” against the Russian aggressor.
This diplomatic escape is crucial for Volodymyr Zelensky at a time when the situation has deteriorated considerably on the Ukrainian front. In the east of the country, Avdiïvka is the epicenter of “fierce fighting” and now threatens to fall after months of Russian assaults. The Ukrainian army announced on Friday that it had withdrawn from a position it held south of this city in the face of increasing Russian assaults.
