Anne Hidalgo traveled to Ukraine on Thursday at the invitation of the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, to whom she presented the honorary citizenship granted by the Council of Paris and spoke of “a plan to accompany” the mayors of Ukraine “in rebuilding”. The former socialist candidate described a “spectacle of desolation” in the country.
Former socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo traveled to Ukraine on Thursday at the invitation of the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, to whom she presented the honorary citizenship granted by the Council of Paris and spoke of “a plan to accompany” the mayors of Ukraine “in the reconstruction”. The socialist candidate ousted from the presidential race described from kyiv, interviewed by BFMTV, the “spectacle of desolation” observed in the country invaded by Russia since February 24. Asked alongside Vitali Klitschko dressed in a khaki fatigues, she evoked the “feeling that we really targeted civilians”.
An interview with the Prosecutor General of Ukraine on war crimes
Arriving Thursday morning in kyiv, Anne Hidalgo also spoke with the Attorney General of Ukraine Irina Benediktova on the war crimes of which Ukraine accuses Russia, as well as with the Ukrainian deputies who came to Paris in early April and that she had received, said those around her. Left Wednesday morning in Krakow, invited by the mayor of the Polish city who requested the support of the city of Paris, Anne Hidalgo visited refugee camps. This visit is part of a series of actions for Ukraine.
One million euros in humanitarian aid
On March 22, the Council of Paris had validated, in addition to honorary citizenship for the mayor of kyiv, one million euros in humanitarian aid intended for four organizations operating in Ukraine or in neighboring countries where refugees are flocking, as well as their reception in Paris.
More than 4.7 million Ukrainian civilians have fled their country fifty days after the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a census Thursday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The mayor of Paris also brought with her counterpart from Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, the initiative of a meeting at the beginning of March with several mayors of European capitals to “discuss the consequences of the war in Ukraine”. This support comes after the kidnapping of several Ukrainian mayors in early March.