Visiting Prague (Czech Republic) on Tuesday March 5, the French president called on Ukraine’s allies to “don’t be cowardly” facing the powers “became unstoppable”. “War has returned to our soil, powers that have become unstoppable are expanding the threat every day” and “we will have to live up to History and the courage it implies”, declared Emmanuel Macron during a speech to the French community. Furthermore, one of the objectives of this visit is to address, with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel, the amount of Paris’ contribution to the Czech initiative aimed at purchasing ammunition outside the European Union, to then deliver them to Ukrainian soldiers. Follow our live stream.
The debate on Ukraine will take place on March 12 in the National Assembly. This debate will be followed by a vote, the franceinfo political service learned from parliamentary sources on Tuesday March 5. This debate was announced after Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on sending ground troops to Ukraine, on February 26, at the end of an international summit on Ukraine which was held in Paris. Emmanuel Macron is due to receive party leaders on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea. kyiv also said it had struck an oil depot in the Russian region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine. In recent weeks, similar attacks against oil sites have followed one another in Russia.
France will contribute to the reconstruction of the Chernihiv oblast. “A partnership between the French and Ukrainian communities is essential for the sustainable development of the Chernihiv region”located on Ukraine’s northern border with Russia, the Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the reconstruction of Ukraine emphasized in a statement, specifying that “joint work is already underway (…) for a total amount of more than 5 million euros”.
Two rescuers killed by Russian strike in Donetsk. The tragedy took place while they were putting out a fire caused by an earlier attack in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. “Oleg Martynenko and Bohdan Ravlyk are dead. They are now 29 and 31 forever. Three other rescuers were injured and are being treated.”announced Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on his Telegram account.