France is set to provide Ukraine with further assistance, including power generators and a new tranche of military equipment such as aircraft, air defense missiles and aerial munitions, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
In a statement published on Telegram, Zelensky said he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron covering a broad agenda, including diplomatic coordination, legislative cooperation, the Russian “shadow fleet” and efforts to stabilize Ukraine’s energy system.
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“Of course, we discussed how to strengthen our energy resilience. In the near future, Ukraine will receive generators from France. Additional deliveries of French aircraft, air defense missiles, and aerial bombs are also planned for this year,” Zelensky wrote.
The Ukrainian leader also expressed gratitude to Macron for offering condolences following a Russian strike on a passenger train in the Kharkiv region that killed five people.
In a post on X, Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Ukraine, condemning strikes on energy infrastructure across the country and saying: “We will support Ukraine for as long as necessary so that it can defend itself and repel the aggressive war waged by Russia.”
“France also remains firmly determined to increase pressure on Russia for as long as it evades peace,” he added. “We are working on new sanctions at the European level and will continue our efforts to restrict the activities of the ‘shadow fleet.’”
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It was the latest demonstration of support for Kyiv from Paris after Macron announced on Jan. 16 that France had replaced the US as Ukraine’s main intelligence provider in its defense against the Russian invasion.
“If a year ago Ukraine was predominantly dependent on American intelligence capabilities, today France provides two-thirds of these capabilities. Two-thirds!” he claimed.
The comments came days after the EU said it would dispatch hundreds of additional generators to Ukraine to help maintain electricity supplies for critical facilities amid continued Russian strikes.
“Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are deliberately depriving civilians of heat, light and basic services in the middle of harsh winter,” said European Union crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib.