Czech and French leaders pledge support for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel agree to send support to Ukraine, but rule out sending combat troups.

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00:00 French President Emmanuel Macron and Czech President Peter Pavel agreed to continue supporting

00:07 Ukraine in a meeting in Prague.

00:10 The two presidents agreed that all options had to be considered, but ruled out the possibility

00:15 of sending combat troops into the region.

00:18 The Czech Republic is seeking funding to send nearly 800,000 pieces of artillery ammunition

00:23 to Ukraine.

00:24 "This is a strategic leap that I have called upon and that I fully assume.

00:30 We need to be clear about the reality of the situation in Europe, the risks at play and

00:37 what we must assume."

00:38 "Ukraine, despite being an attacked country, is still a sovereign country and even if a

00:43 training mission were to operate on its territory, it would not be a violation of any international

00:50 rules, and it is up to us to choose the form of assistance to Ukraine, if we remain within

00:57 the limits of non-combat engagement."

01:02 Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the International Criminal Court for

01:09 issuing arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers.

01:14 The two men were accused of attacking civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

01:19 Kyiv is badly in need of weapons to stave off Russian soldiers and is currently using

01:24 makeshift weapons to counter Russian attacks.

01:27 [SWOOSH]