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Emmanuel Macron traveled to kyiv on Thursday, accompanied by the German Chancellor, the Italian Prime Minister and the Romanian President.
The four leaders declared their support for Ukraine's “immediate candidate status for membership” of the European Union.
The European Commission is deciding this Friday on granting Ukraine EU candidate status, but any green light will be subject to conditions and must be validated unanimously by the Twenty-Seven before the opening of long negotiations for its accession.
The Head of State announced to his Ukrainian counterpart the delivery of six additional Caesar guns, bringing to 18 the number of these weapons supplied to the Ukrainian army.
Emmanuel Macron mentioned several scenarios for exporting the wheat stuck in Ukrainian ports and in particular a United Nations operation.
About 10,000 civilians are still present in Sieverodonetsk, a key city in Donbass, according to the governor of the Luhansk region.
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Russia has 'already lost strategically' its war in Ukraine
According to the Chief of the British Defense Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin, Russia “will never take control of the country”.
"President Putin has used 25% of his army's power to make tiny territorial gains," he said.
Nearly four months into the Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin's army is "soon to run out of men and soon to run out of sophisticated missiles", he added.
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A mobile DNA analysis laboratory
Emmanuel Macron announced that the country would send "a team of specialists to help collect evidence and allow justice to take its course".
A mobile DNA analysis laboratory will also be deployed in Ukraine in order to “fight against all forms of impunity”.
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Lift the blockade of Ukrainian ports
The French president announced on Thursday that he, in agreement with the other European heads of state, had asked Russia to "lift the blockade of Ukrainian ports by the navy" and "to provide all security guarantees for Ukraine in order to precisely to allow the exit of these cereals".
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"Europe by your side until victory"
“We express the fraternal greeting of the peoples of Europe to a free and sovereign people,” Emmanuel Macron declared Thursday, during the joint press conference in kyiv.
“We are and will remain by your side to defend your sovereignty.
(…) This is our objective, we have no other,” he added.
And the French head of state insisted: “Europe is by your side, it will remain so as long as necessary, until victory.
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“A truly historic day”
“Today is a truly historic day - Ukraine felt the support of four powerful European states at once.
And in particular support for our movement towards the European Union.
In his traditional evening video message, Volodymyr Zelensky reacted yesterday to the visit of European leaders to kyiv.
“We will continue to fight until we guarantee our state full security and territorial integrity,” he added.
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Ukraine suspended from verdict on its EU candidacy
Never has an opinion been given in such a short time on an application.
The European Commission is deciding this Friday on granting Ukraine EU candidate status, but any green light will be subject to conditions and must be validated unanimously by the Twenty-Seven before the opening of long negotiations for its accession.
Paris, Berlin and Rome are all in favor of “immediate” granting official candidate status, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday during a visit to kyiv where he was accompanied by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the head of the Italian government. Mario Draghi.
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