30 April, 2022
Ukraine is resisting with resilience and determination, but it is bloodied by the Russian forces. A horrible war is still in progress in Europe. The stream of images and witness accounts which reach us from Bucha, Irpin, Motyzhyn, Mila, Borodyanka, Marioupol, Kramatorsk and other towns, are unbearable.The Ukrainian resistance, driving back Russian troops around Kyiv, revealed the extent of the crimes committed by Russia’s forces. The barbarity of Russian forces towards Ukrainian civilians, including women and children, confirms their intention to destroy Ukraine.We have had enough of the violence inflicted in Europe, by Vladimir Putin, his army and his accomplices. We have had enough of these crimes, now qualified by many as crimes against humanity, perpetrated in Europe. Everythin...
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15 April, 2022
A month and a half after the large-scale Russian invasion and only days after the Bucha massacre, Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, fulfilled her promise by traveling to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Mayor Hidalgo had pledged to visit Kyiv as soon as possible to demonstrate solidarity with the city and its people, victims of the atrocities of war.. During her visit, Anne Hidalgo presented Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko with honorary citizenship on behalf of the city of Paris. This honor, unanimously approved by the Paris City Council, was granted for the first time to a city. Through this symbolic act, Paris reaffirmed its unwavering friendship and support for Kyiv in its fight for freedom against the Russian invasion. The two mayors also signed a friendship pact bet...
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9 April, 2022
On April 8, 2022, a cross-party delegation of members from the French National Assembly and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the United for Ukraine (U4U) group, accompanied by the NGO Stand With Ukraine, visited Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian Embassy. The delegation included Raphaël Glucksmann, Nathalie Loiseau, Dominique Potier, Pierre Person, Frédéric Petit, and Mélanie Vogel. This visit was part of a broader mission comprising 30 parliamentarians from 11 EU countries, coinciding with a visit by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.The trip, organized just days after the liberation of Bucha, allowed the parliamentarians to witness the atrocities committed during the Russian occupation, particularly in Irpin, a city symbolizing the ...
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