Volodymyr Zelensky asks Europe for more weapons

Ukraine is part of the European family: this is the clear message of unity during the reception of Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels (Belgium), Thursday 9 February. But before seeing his country join the European Union, the Ukrainian President came to remind the 27 Member States that he had a war to wage and that for the moment the Russian army was superior. “We need artillery, ammunition, modern tanks, long-range missiles, modern fighter planes”does he have list.

Emmanuel Macron: “Favor useful deliveries”

On the European side, there has been no public announcement, but behind the scenes, the heads of state are reaffirming their military support for kyiv. “I am convinced that we must favor useful deliveries to carry out these operations and resist, rather than commitments that will arrive very late or very far away”said Emmanuel Macron. “You have to look at what is deliverable in the short term, which corresponds to the needs that the Ukrainians were able to detail”continued the President of the Republic.