There are around twenty heads of state and government, or their representatives, who are meeting this evening in Paris, on the initiative of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to reiterate support for Ukraine, which finds itself in a critical situation in the face of the offensive of Moscow and whose fate depends on Western aid.
Ukraine's victory or defeat "depends on you", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will participate in tonight's meeting at the Elysée Palace, told allies yesterday.
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Edmondo Cirielli, will be present to represent Italy.
Among the leaders present, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda, as well as the prime ministers of fifteen EU countries.
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The head of the Elysée, on this occasion, wants to invite the allies to a "collective relaunch" of the commitment to Ukraine, but the meeting will also talk about the resurgence of cyber attacks by an "increasingly aggressive" Russia, he the French presidency announced yesterday.
The objective of Macron's initiative is therefore - underlined the Elysée - "to relaunch and examine all means to effectively support Ukraine", "rejecting the impression" that the commitment is about to "fade": "we will reiterate - he said the French presidency - that we are not tired and otherwise we are determined to defeat Russian aggression. We want to send Putin a clear message, he will not win in Ukraine".
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Sanchez will also be at the Paris meeting
The President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez will participate today in the conference on Ukraine organized in Paris by the French President Emanuel Macron, at which the presence of around twenty European leaders and the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenzky by video conference is expected, to analyze the situation between years since the start of the Russian invasion.
Moncloa reported this in a note.
Sanchez will travel to Paris from Barcelona, after inaugurating the international technology conference Mobile World Congress 2024 in the morning with King Felipe VI.
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