Emmanuel Macron's declaration will be followed “by a debate and a vote’, indicates the Élysée. “This agreement follows the declaration that France adopted, on July 12, 2023, with its G7 partners on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius”, it is specified.

It establishes “our long-term support for Ukraine to defeat Russia’s war of aggression,” the press release added. In addition to the G7 countries, 25 other countries have also decided to conclude a similar agreement.