what to remember from Thursday March 7

French support for kyiv has “no limits”, Emmanuel Macron told political party leaders meeting on Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron affirmed Thursday March 7 in front of political party leaders that there was no “no limits in support for Ukraine”, according to several participants in the meeting organized by the Head of State at the Elysée. The Kremlin, for its part, estimated that the French president was increasing “the implication” of France in the conflict in Ukraine since his comments did not rule out sending Western troops there. Franceinfo summarizes the events of the day for you.

French support for kyiv has “no limits”, Emmanuel Macron tells party leaders

The president affirmed before political party leaders that there was no “no limits in support for Ukraine”, according to several participants in the meeting organized by the Head of State at the Elysée. These meetings occur ahead of a parliamentary vote, which promises to be tumultuous, the oppositions having unanimously denounced the remarks “irresponsible” of the president on the possibility of sending soldiers to the field.

Emmanuel Macron increases France’s “involvement” in the conflict in Ukraine, says the Kremlin

The Kremlin estimated that President Emmanuel Macron was increasing “the implication” of France in the conflict in Ukraine since its comments not ruling out sending Western troops there, a possibility rejected by most of its allies.

“Emmanuel Macron is convinced of his policy of wanting to inflict a strategic defeat on our country and he continues to increase the level of direct involvement of France” in the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a video posted on Telegram by a Russian journalist.

Ex-Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny appointed ambassador to UK

The former Ukrainian commander-in-chief, the popular General Valery Zaluzhny, replaced in early February, was appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The president approved the candidacy of Valery Zaluzhny”, announced the ministry Thursday March 7. London is a key ally of kyiv in its war against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appointed Oleksandr Syrsky, a lesser-known general, as his replacement. His decision, the subject of persistent rumors, followed the failure of kyiv’s counter-offensive in 2023 and against a backdrop of tensions between the Ukrainian president and Valery Zalouzhny.

800,000 shells delivered to Ukraine within “a few weeks”, announces the Czech president

Czech President Petr Pavel announced that Ukraine could receive by “a few weeks” the 800,000 artillery shells purchased from third countries as part of its initiative financed by a coalition of 18 countries.

“We raised the full amount to buy the whole thing” ammunition, Petr Pavel told the press on Thursday, without specifying the amount. “If there are no fundamental problems, the ammunition could be delivered to Ukraine in a few weeks”he added.

Paris affirms its “unwavering support” for Moldova in the face of the Russian threat

France affirmed its “unwavering support” has “independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Moldova, whose president was received at the Elysée to conclude a defense agreement between the two countries. Paris said it was ready to “to make your contribution, when the time comes, to a lasting and peaceful settlement of this conflict” frozen since 1992, at the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union.

A week after the Transnistrian separatists’ call for “protection” of Moscow, which maintains 1,500 soldiers in this region bordering Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and his counterpart Maia Sandu called in a joint press release on Russia to “withdraw its forces illegally stationed on Moldovan territory”.

Russia claims to have killed Belarusian accused of sabotage for Ukraine

The Russian security services (FSB) announced that they had killed a Belarusian national accused of planning an attack on an administrative building in Russia, for the benefit of Ukraine. Born in 1974, the suspect, accused of having been recruited by the Ukrainian special services, was a member of a nationalist regiment of Belarusian volunteers who fought alongside Kiev forces, according to an FSB press release.

He was preparing to detonate a homemade device in an administrative building in the town of Olonets, in the Russian region of Karelia (north), the statement said. “During his arrest, the assailant opened fire on the special services agents and was eliminated in this confrontation”according to the same source. “A homemade machine ready to be used”as well as a pistol and ammunition were seized at the scene, the press release added.