Zelensky also turned to France for more Western help as his forces fight to repel a Russian attack near the city of Kharkiv in a war that has become the largest conflict on European soil since the end of World War II.
France too will train Ukrainian pilots, assured the French president Emmanuel Macronreiterating that Ukraine should be allowed to use weapons supplied by its Western allies to attack Russian military targets and neutralize places from where it is attacked inside Russia.
Volodímir Zelenski and his wife attended the events of the 80th anniversary of ‘D-Day’ in Normandy with US President Joe Biden and European leaders who supported kyiv’s efforts in the war, now in its third year.
Biden apologized to Ukraine for the first time fora month of congressional delaysin the sending of American military aid that has left Ukraine at an inferiority to Russia.
Macron talks about “a coalition of countries” to help Ukraine
The French leader said he would like Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations to begin “at the end of the month.” Regarding the big question of whether they will be sent French instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers In his country, the French president stated that this request is legitimate.
Macron also said he would like to cooperate with other countries and finalize a coalition on this issue as soon as possible, but declined to say which countries would be part of it.
Sending foreign instructors to Ukraine is sure to be a big topic of debate next weekend in Switzerland, since more than 100 countries (among which Russia is not) will attend a summit hoping to pave the way for peace in Ukraine.
Additional sources • Enrique Barrueco (Voice-over)
