Macron and Sunak promised to jointly prepare a counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Paris and London intend to help the Kyiv troops launch a counteroffensive in the near future.
This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
At the same time, the main issue of the 36th Franco-British summit was the fight against illegal migration from French territory to Britain, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
As BBC political commentator Damian Grammatikas noted after the start of the meeting between Macron and Sunak in Paris, the summit will primarily focus on the money that the UK will pay France to stop small migrant boats crossing the English Channel.
In addition, the French and British leaders will talk about coordinating arms supplies and military training for Ukraine, cooperating on the development of new missiles that can defend Europe, and alternating the presence of British and French aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region to “project power there.” .
In fact, it was Rishi Sunak’s announcement about the opening of a new refugee center in France that aroused the greatest interest in the British press. However, global media focused on Emmanuel Macron's words regarding Ukraine.
Macron said that he and Sunak agreed on joint concrete actions regarding Ukraine.
“Russia cannot and should not win this war,” said the French leader.
He also added that Britain and France share the “same determination” to build a lasting and acceptable peace.
“Our desire for the short term is to help Ukraine survive and launch the counter-offensive that it wants to wage,” Macron continued.
Sunak responded by saying the UK and France share a special security bond and vowing the UK will always be at the forefront of defence.
“We have agreed to train Ukrainian marines, which will help Ukraine gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield and win this war,” he said.
“We will continue to fight for freedom, democracy and the rule of law,” the British prime minister added pathetically.
Как reported “PolitNavigator”, immediately after his visit to the UK and meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Paris, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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