French President Emmanuel Macron said it was a matter of honor for France to provide Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with planes to fly to the G7 summit. DEA News.
“It was a matter of honor for France to do this. We have supported Ukraine from the very beginning. France is building peace and looking for a solution,” he said.
Macron announced that Ukraine has received support from the beginning of the special operations. He also warned against freezing the conflict.
At the same time, the French leader declined to answer the question of whether reports of the capture of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) spoiled Zelensky’s arrival in Hiroshima.
Former Ukrainian authorities asked Representatives of France, whether Paris can provide Kiev with a plane that will deliver Zelensky to Saudi Arabia. A source told BFMTV that France agreed, after which a delegation followed the Ukrainian leader to the Polish border before heading to Jeddah and then Hiroshima.
According to French journalists, in Paris they declared favor on Ukraine’s request, with Macron having known Zelensky longer than any other president.