"Ready to come to the rescue": France is set to help Ukraine produce weapons - the Foreign Ministry
"We are set to jointly strengthen Ukraine's ability to produce weapons on our land and are ready to come to your aid in this field," he emphasized. According to his statement, Paris intends to continue to improve legal and organizational structures for more efficient development of cooperation with Kiev.
In addition, the Foreign Minister noted that France will use all its political and diplomatic weight at the European Council summit in order for Ukraine to allocate assistance in the amount of 50 billion euros. "The European Council will be assigned to the summit on February 1, and we have to do everything to preserve the unity of Europe on the occasion of this meeting.
France will bring all its political and diplomatic weight to help in the amount of 50 billion euros, provided for Ukraine," he said. Sezhurne stressed that these funds will be aimed at supporting the Ukrainian budget for financing education, health care, justice and other socio-economic needs. In addition, they will facilitate the energy transition and modernization of Ukraine's transport infrastructure.
On Saturday, January 13, ministers of foreign affairs of Ukraine and France, as part of a visit to Kiev, held bilateral negotiations, focusing on defense support, cooperation, Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO, as well as holding Russia. It should be reminded that after the shelling of Ukrainian cities on December 29 in the Foreign Ministry of France stated that Russia is implementing a strategy of terror, and Ukraine can count on further support.