Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the situation on the front and “Ukraine’s needs” in arms and ammunition. The two men also spoke about the bilateral security agreement that France and Ukraine are soon considering concluding.

The French president said in mid-January during a press conference that he would go to Ukraine “in February”. France's support for Ukraine has in recent weeks caused an escalation of tensions with Russia, which has castigated French "militarist frenzy"