Emmanuel Macron "will speak in a speech at 8 p.m., devoted to the war in Ukraine", announced the Elysée on Wednesday morning.
Thursday, February 24, at the launch of the Russian invasion, "he had made a commitment to keep the French informed of the evolution of the situation", adds the presidency, without further comment.
The Elysée makes no mention of a possible declaration of candidacy for the presidential election.
The outgoing president only has until Friday 6 p.m. to announce it.
A Defense Council this Wednesday morning
This announcement comes at the end of a Defense Council devoted to the conflict, convened by the Head of State on Wednesday morning with five ministers - Jean-Yves Le Drian (Foreign Affairs), Barbara Pompili (Ecological transition), Bruno Le Mayor (Economy) Florence Parly (Armies) and Gérald Darmanin (Interior).
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War in Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron's Address to the Nation
“I will come back to you in the hours to come to keep you informed of the development of the situation and the decisions that I will have to take,” he said in his brief speech Thursday at 1:30 p.m., when he warned that the Russian invasion would be a "turning point in the history of Europe" and announced that France would support Ukraine "without hesitation".
Since the beginning of tensions, especially since France holds the presidency of the European Union, Emmanuel Macron and French diplomacy have played a central role in this international crisis.
The President of the Republic, who had gone to Moscow to try in vain to reason with Vladimir Putin to launch the offensive against Ukraine, thus spoke last Tuesday with the Russian President to "demand an immediate halt" fights.
Again without success.
