Meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine.

President Macron spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, in Brussels on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

During the meeting, President Macron again condemned in the strongest terms the indiscriminate Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and cities in Ukraine which have taken place in the past few days. He expressed his wholehearted support for the bereaved and all Ukrainian people in a particularly difficult winter context.

The Head of State then repeated to President Zelenskyy that France, with its European partners, was making continued, increased support for Ukraine its absolute priority. It would continue giving Ukraine the means to defend itself and defeat the war of aggression waged by Russia for nearly three years now. The Ukrainian President particularly welcomed the arrival in Ukraine of the Anne of Kyiv Brigade, trained and equipped by France. In line with the trilateral meeting between the Head of State, President-elect Trump and President Zelenskyy in Paris on Saturday 7 December 2024, President Macron indicated that he would continue to maintain close dialogue with Ukraine and all its international partners to work towards the return to a just and lasting peace, in accordance with the UN Charter.

The two leaders agreed to remain in close contact.