Zelenskyy arrives in Paris to meet with French President Macron (updated)

On the evening of 16 February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, Zelenskyy announced on X. Before his visit to Paris, Zelenskyy was in Berlin, where he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement. The meeting will likely result in the same agreement between Ukraine and France.

“A meeting with President Macron is planned, as well as an important agreement,” Zelenskyy wrote.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation, Ukraine's Presidential Office announced following the leaders' meeting in Paris. Additionally, France will allocate €3 billion in military aid for Ukraine in 2024.

"We have signed a very ambitious agreement. It concerns €3 billion in military aid this year and full support for our EU and NATO aspirations," Zelensyy said.

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