The American president held a meeting in France with his Ukrainian counterpart. Following the announcement, he apologized for the delay in military aid.
He president joe biden informed the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywhich will receive new aid from the United States for US$225 millionin the context of the war with Russia that has been going on for more than two years.
“The United States will always be with you,” Biden assured during a meeting in Paris with Zelensky, who told him He thanked Washington for “enormous support.” The head of the White House also took the opportunity to apologize for the delay in approving the shipment of his country’s important military aid package.
Both are in France on the occasion of the ceremonies of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, who brought together Western leaders with Zelensky the day before in the northwest of the country. The Russian leader Vladimir Putin was not invited to the event.
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Before the French National AssemblyZelensky assured that “Europe is no longer a continent of peace” and that Putin is a “common enemy” of Ukraine and Europe. While the Kremlin accused France this Friday of being “willing” to “participate directly in the conflict.”
European aid to Ukraine increases
In the presence of the Ukrainian president, the Franco-German arms group KNDS made official the creation of a subsidiary in Ukraine to produce equipment and ammunition. Western countries increased their aid to kyiv as Russia gains ground in its offensive launched in February 2022 to invade Ukraine.
In turn, the French President Emmanuel Macronannounced the supply of Mirage-2000 fighters and the training of Ukrainian pilots in France starting this summer. He also indicated that the French government had proposed train 4,500 soldiers on Ukrainian territory.
Source: Ambito
