Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recalled on Sunday, the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s dependence on Western arms deliveries. On Monday, Emmanuel Macron met with 20 heads of state and government to reaffirm the European Union’s support for Ukraine.
Around 20 heads of state and government, mainly from Europe, met in Paris on Monday at the initiative of the French president to reaffirm their support for Ukraine, whose fate depends decisively on Western aid.
Before the European heads of state and government, Emmanuel Macron said that “Ukraine needs us, beyond what we have already done”.
Ukraine’s victory or defeat “depends on you”, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined the meeting held at the Élysée Palace via videoconference.
Emmanuel Macron speaks of a “necessary resurgence”.
On Monday evening, many European heads of state and government gathered at the Élysée Palace to take part in a meeting in support of Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron took the floor to reaffirm the will of the European Union. “We are at a moment of awakening that is demanded of all of us. The main observation is that today, all of our security is at stake,” before adding that Ukraine “needs us beyond what we have already done with our budgetary, economic and capacity efforts, which are already considerable.”
Ukraine has received only one third of the shells promised by the EU.
“Out of one million shells promised to us by the European Union, not 50%, but unfortunately only 30% have been delivered,” the Ukrainian president said on Sunday at a press conference in Kyiv with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov.
The Ukrainian army announced that it had been forced to withdraw from the village of Lastochkyné near Avdiivka.
The Ukrainian army announced on Monday that it had withdrawn from the small village of Lastochkyné near the city of Avdiivka (eastern Ukraine), which fell more than a week ago, because Russian forces had become too strong. “The Ukrainian armed forces have withdrawn from the village of Lastochkine in order to reorganize the defense,” said Dmytro Lykhovy, spokesperson for the Ukrainian operational command in this area, on television. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on Telegram that it had “liberated” the village and was continuing its advance in the wider area after already taking control of Avdiivka in mid-February.
Abrams tanks deployed in the Avdiivka region.
The Abrams M1A1 tanks supplied by the United States are now on the front line near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. At least this is shown by the first videos from the 47th Mechanized Brigade, a large infantry unit of the Ukrainian army.