This visit, at the end of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, will aim to discuss “Ukraine’s needs” vis-à-vis Russia, according to the presidency.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a speech on Friday June 7 in the hemicycle of the National Assembly, the Palais Bourbon presidency announced on Tuesday. Yaël Braun-Pivet will welcome the leader at 9:30 a.m. at the Hôtel de Lassay, then Volodymyr Zelensky will give a speech to the deputies around 9:50 a.m. He must then meet with the President of the National Assembly, who visited Ukraine last March.
On Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky will also be received by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée, the French presidency announced on Tuesday. This visit, at the end of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, will aim to discuss the “needs of Ukraine” against Russia, according to the same source. The Ukrainian president will be present during the “D-Day” commemoration ceremonies.
“As Russian strikes continue to intensify on the front and on energy infrastructure, the two presidents will discuss the situation on the ground as well as Ukraine’s needs”in the “extension of the Conference in support of Ukraine held at the Elysée on February 26”it is specified.