The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, can count on the support of many personalities abroad and her international counterparts. Among these is Brigitte Macron. The wife of the President of the French Republic is very invested in the question of child victims of the war which is taking place at the gates of Europe and in front of the press, she spoke about her close link with the wife of Volodymyr Zelensky , Ukrainian head of state in the face of the Russian invasion.
During her visit on March 15, 2022 to a school in Epinay-sur-Seine which took in young refugees from the conflict in Ukraine, Brigitte Macron, accompanied by the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer, spoke of her relationship with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska: “JI communicate in writing [avec Olena Zelenska] because I don’t want to put her in danger, to explain to her what we’re doing. His essential, permanent concern is the children. Under what conditions they arrive, what we do.“Not without emotion, holding back her tears with difficulty, Brigitte Macron underlined the courage and resilience of these children who have experienced the worst in their country, and welcomed the welcome that young French students and their establishments have given them.
Brigitte Macron, ex-teacher who became first lady very concerned by the question of childhood, has been working since the beginning of her husband’s mandate for this cause. As part of the war in Ukraine and for the children affected by the bombings, the wife of Emmanuel Macron has released an envelope of one million euros to the Red Cross, via the Hospital Foundation of which she is the president . Her Ukrainian counterpart publicly thanked her through social networks, calling the one she had already met in 2019 at the Elysee Palace a friend.