Maintained a dialogue. French President Emmanuel Macron assured this Friday that he would continue to “talk to Russia” despite the criticism related to it. “All our countries have a position to defend, one of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity (…) regardless of the friendships, the alliances that we can cultivate,” he said at a reception at the Élysée to mark the Lunar New Year.
“Some in other times could accuse me of speaking to Russia and I will continue to speak to Russia,” added Emmanuel Macron. He is one of the few Western heads of state to have maintained contact with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On the International Day for Victims of the Nazi Genocide of Jews, Ukraine’s President stresses that “indifference and hatred” continue to kill, alluding to Russia’s attack that unleashed on February 24, 2022 without naming him.
Additional Polish tanks. Ukrainian President Zelenskyi welcomed Poland’s announced decision to deliver 60 more tanks to his country. Half will be a modernized version of the Soviet T-72, following the already promised fourteen German-made Leopard 2s. At the same time, the Belgian government has pledged to provide Ukraine with new funds for the supply of missiles, machine guns, ammunition and armored vehicles .