War in Ukraine: Scalp missiles, bombs… Emmanuel Macron expected in kyiv in February to agree on additional aid

Emmanuel Macron has assured that he will go to kyiv in February. EPA – CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

This Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Emmanuel Macron addressed the subject of the war in Ukraine. The head of state indicated that he would soon go to kyiv to agree on additional aid to Volodymyr Zelensky's army.

Referring to the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron declared that he would go to Kiev next month to finalize a bilateral security agreement intended to help the Ukrainian authorities strengthen its defense capabilities against to Russia, whose offensive launched in February 2022 is denounced as an "invasion" by Ukraine's Western allies.

Additional help

Around 40 long-range Scalp missiles and hundreds of bombs will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks, he said, as Kiev urges its allies not to waver in their support and that political wrangling in Washington casts a shadow over additional American aid.

Political news in Washington was one of the subjects discussed during this press conference which lasted more than two hours, the day after the kick-off Republican Party primaries in Iowa, with unprecedented success for Donald Trump.

Questioned about a possible return of Donald Trump to the White House following the American presidential election next November, with possible harmful consequences for relations between States -United and Europe, Emmanuel Macron said "take the leaders that the people give me".

"I'in the service of France and its interests, engage in dialogue with anyone", he continued, recalling that his first five-year term had coincided with the Donald Trump's term in the White House (January 2017-January 2021). "We have had results", added the French president.