President Emmanuel Macron will speak “on France’s support for Ukraine” in the 8 p.m. news on TF1 and France 2 on Thursday, the two channels announced on Tuesday.
President Emmanuel Macron will speak “on France’s support for Ukraine” in the 8 p.m. news on TF1 and France 2 on Thursday, the two channels announced on Tuesday. “The Head of State will answer questions from Anne-Sophie Lapix (France 2) and Gilles Bouleau (TF1) live from the Elysée,” these two channels specified in a joint press release. “It’s about speaking directly to the French about this important subject for their daily lives and for the future,” the President of the Republic’s entourage told AFP.
France and Ukraine signed a security agreement on February 16, to which the National Assembly gave its support on Tuesday evening. The deputies voted by 372 votes to 99 in favor of the French aid strategy for Ukraine, with the support of LR, the PS and environmentalists during this non-binding ballot. Concluded for a period of ten years, the agreement provides for a strengthening of military cooperation, particularly in the areas of artillery and air defense.
A subject that divides
In 2024, Paris promises to provide “up to three billion euros of additional support”. The subject divides public opinion, less favorable today to Ukraine than it was during the invasion launched by Russia in February 2022. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the French via BFMTV and the daily Le Monde. “Your children are not going to die in Ukraine,” he assured, the sending of foreign troops not being necessary at this stage.