Before warning of an “unjust peace,” Emmanuel Macron called for Ukraine to receive “all the means” necessary for its defense, after a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, when the French leader also referred to Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure in Lutsk and announced the acceleration of the development of the European FREYJA anti-missile system, as well as the approval of licenses for weapons production.
At the same time, Macron reiterated France’s support for an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine, saying that Ukraine is ready to respect it, while pointing out that Russia is refusing it, and announced measures to support energy security and air defense: a contract for radars and the supply of interceptor missiles, as France warned that strikes on Ukraine’s energy system could leave millions of people without heating and electricity during the winter.
In addition, in his speech to the UN General Assembly, Macron defended multilateralism and proposed a dual moratorium on attacks against energy infrastructure, as well as a moratorium in the Black Sea to reduce risks to grain transportation.
