Since the start of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian president has enjoyed broad support. And in particular that of Volodymyr Hroïsman, former Prime Minister, yet in the opposition since the election of Volodymyr Zelensky.
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When he talks about the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Hroisman’s words hit like a punch. Former Prime Minister, he is now part of the opposition. But even today, the 44-year-old man supports the president with his eyes closed Volodymyr Zelensky then addressing the French National Assembly: “He is totally sincere and clear about what he is asking for and how he is addressing the different parliaments around the world.” The Ukrainian head of state speaks, Wednesday, March 23, by videoconference before the deputies.
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Volodymyr Hroisman, Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019, therefore repeats like Volodymyr Zelensky that we need a no-fly zone. The politician expects more arms deliveries. He also wants the European Union to take even more sanctions against Russia. To French companies, including Leroy Merlin and Renaut, he asks to stop their activities: “I have read that the manufacturer Renault is returning to Russia. If so, Renault should be sanctioned.”
“I am not against the French economy, I am against the Russian Nazi economy, that of Putin. The taxes of each car produced in Russia will be used to kill innocent people, to kill democracy”.
Volodymyr Hroismanat franceinfo
The former Prime Minister considers this war to be a fight to the death which can only end, for him, with the fall of Vladimir Putin.