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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24 March, 2022
‘Long live the Ukrainian resistance’ – proclaims the mural near the Centre Pompidou created by the Ukrainian artist Nikita Kravtsov in tribute to the bravery of Ukraine’s defenders. Marianne holding a Ukrainian flag triumphs over Russian imperialism, symbolizing the final deposition of this regime by the Ukrainian people. The association Stand With Ukraine is proud to have defended this project in discussions with the Central Paris City Hall to publically display French support for Ukraine while the invasion was in its second month.Nikita Kravtsov is a Ukrainian artist born in Yalta in 1988, and a graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture of Kyiv in 2010. Today he lives and works in Paris. This initiative was made possible with the support of Ariel Weil, Mayor of C...
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