PARIS, Dec 1 military assistance to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
The French president is on an official visit to the United States from November 29 to December 2. On Thursday, he held talks with US leader Joe Biden at the White House.
«Today's talks helped us confirm a number of initiatives that we intend to implement in the coming days and weeks, including stepping up assistance to the Ukrainian military to help them survive «, Macron said at a press conference following the talks with Biden, broadcast by the Elysee Palace on Twitter.
According to the French leader, the countries also agreed to help the civilian population of Ukraine.
«We always we adhered to one position — to help Ukraine survive, not to compromise our values … to avoid escalation of the conflict, and also to do everything so that at the right moment, on conditions determined by the Ukrainians … we will begin to restore peace,» the French President said.< br>
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries because of arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.