25 April, 2026
"Ukraine belongs in Europe — historically, politically, strategically, and morally."
Gabriel Attal’s words perfectly reflected the spirit of the conference “Europe and Ukraine: Building the Future Together”, held yesterday at the French National Assembly. The event brought together young Ukrainians from the Ukrainian Leadership Academy and young French participants, notably from the Académie Notre Europe.
The conference was opened by Edward Mayor, President of Stand With Ukraine, followed by opening speech from Vadym Omelchenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to France. Gabriel Attal, President of the France–Ukraine Friendship Group at the National Assembly, then addressed the audience and engaged directly with the young participants. In particular, he argued in favour of an accelerated accession...
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23 April, 2026
Yesterday, Stand With Ukraine took part in the EU–Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels to present La Cantine de Marioupol. The summit was co-organized by the European Commission as part of the preparations for the Ukraine Recovery Conference, scheduled for 25–26 June in Gdańsk.
More than 1,000 decision-makers, investors, and institutional stakeholders gathered over two days.
During the summit, participants had the opportunity to taste cookies prepared by trainees from Cuisine Mode d’Emploi(s).
The project in a few words:
A culinary training program for veterans and displaced people, primarily from Mariupol. Cooking is used as a tool for professional reintegration, psychological recovery, and economic revitalization.
So far, 22 trainees have been trained: 11 in Toulouse in autumn 2024 a...
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14 January, 2026
Ukraine: Cold as a Weapon of War
As Ukraine endures an exceptional cold wave, with temperatures dropping as low as –20°C, Russia is intensifying its air strikes against civilian energy infrastructure.Electricity, district heating, and distribution networks are being methodically targeted to trigger a humanitarian crisis in the middle of winter.
In Kyiv, millions of residents are experiencing prolonged power outages. Without electricity or heating, apartments become uninhabitable. Energy workers are operating under extreme conditions, while new waves of attacks are being announced.
This strategy is clear: to exhaust the population, test the limits of Ukraine’s air defense, and turn the cold into an instrument of war.
Yet despite darkness and freezing temperatures, resilience remains. Uk...
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