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Macron and Scholz express support for Ukraine, “unwavering” and “as long as it takes”


French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz organized this Sunday their “unwavering” support for Ukraine, which will continue “as long as it benefits” from the Franco-German summit in Paris. .

Macron stressed, after a ceremony held at the Sorbonne University on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Federation on Ukraine “after February 24”, the date of the start of the latest Russian attack on Ukraine, that “our federation has not distanced itself or evaded its responsibilities.” The Elysée Treaty laid the foundations for the Franco-German reconciliation after World War II. Thus, Macron stressed the “unwavering support” of Paris and Berlin for the Ukrainian authorities.

Olaf Scholz added that “the future, like the past, depends on the cooperation of our two countries as an engine for a united Europe,” stressing that this “Franco-German engine” is a “commitment machine” that allows “converting” conflicts of interest and divergence of interests into convergent actions, “according to” Le Parisien” newspaper. .

Thus, France and Germany will continue to support Ukraine “as long as necessary”. “We will continue to provide Ukraine, as long as necessary, with all the support it needs,” Schultz stressed. “Together as Europeans to defend the European peace project,” he added.

Schulze also thanked France for her friendship. “Thank you, Mr. President, I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Scholz noted in French, addressing the French leader. “Thank you, French brothers and sisters, for your friendship,” he added, according to Agence France-Presse.

The chancellor stressed the need for a sovereign Europe, a goal towards which the two countries are working together. He stressed that “joining forces where nations alone have lost their assertiveness: in protecting our values ​​in the world, and in protecting our democracy against authoritarian forces.”

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“But also in competition for new technologies, in obtaining raw materials, in energy supplies or in space travel,” he said.

The Treaty of Elysée was fundamental in building the alliance between France and Germany. It was signed 18 years after the end of World War II that pitted both powers.

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