President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held with French President Emmanuel Macron to coordinate the following joint steps and discuss “diplomatic work on pressure on Russia and an increase in Ukraine’s support.”
The head of the Ukrainian state informed about the situation on the battlefield and the consequences of attacks in Ukraine. The critical need of Ukraine is to strengthen air defense, he said.
Zelensky noted that Mirage aircraft significantly strengthened the possibilities of Ukrainian shock aircraft, especially in the destruction of enemy UAVs and cruise missiles. Leaders discussed the possibility of increasing the number of “mirage” and the production of drone drones to counteract the massive Russian fosters of civilian infrastructure by Iranian drones.
The Presidents of Ukraine and France discussed the expansion of cooperation between defense enterprises of countries.
“Details – the development of the coalition of those who wish and further diplomatic work for the sake of achieving a fair and long world. Leaders paid attention to strengthening pressure on the Russian Federation and imposing more stringent sanctions: reducing the maximum price of Russian oil and imposing sanctions against Russian LNG,” the president’s office noted.
In addition, Vladimir Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron coordinated steps as part of the NATO summit in the Hague and discussed the situation in the Middle East.