France will “continue to help Ukraine to hold the front line and protect its skies,” says Macron, ahead of visit to sign a bilateral security agreement with Kyiv

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1. Kyiv Independent’s Lance Luo:

   • French President Emmanuel Macron on Jan. 16 said he will sign a bilateral military agreement next month while in Kyiv, Politico reported.

   • France will “continue to help Ukraine to hold the front line and protect its skies,” he said.

   France has been working on a deal for several months, aiming to shore up Ukraine’s defenses and finances in the long term.

2. Way to go France!

3. Hold the front line, not regain lost territory..,

4. Help to hold the front lines? Is a little less help, isn’t it? If all the westeners think so than good night Europe.

   Macron, what’s up with you?

5. That’s great. Not sure if it’s a shifting mentality, but we definitely hear more of “we’ll help you hold on”, rather than “we’re going to lead Europe to victory”.

   One message would be a lot more appealing to hear than the other.

6. “Hold the front line” but not “win back its land”, eh?

7. It turns out the quickest way to get a security agreement with France is to sign one with the UK first.