President Emmanuel Macron is convening a defense council "
on the situation in Ukraine
" at 5 p.m., the Elysée announced on Saturday morning, as the Russian and Ukrainian armies clash in Kiev.
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The Head of State returned to the Elysée Palace immediately after inaugurating the Agricultural Show, where he promised the agricultural organizations the establishment of a "
resilience plan
" to deal with the lasting consequences, in particular economic, of the war in Ukraine.
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