French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a joint press conference at the Élysée Palace, unveiling a major defense pact aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s military capabilities.
The agreement includes France’s commitment to deliver 100 fully-equipped Rafale fighter jets, advanced air-defense systems, and expanded military cooperation.
Macron reaffirmed France’s unwavering support for Ukraine, stressing that European security depends on Ukraine’s ability to defend its sovereignty. Zelensky praised the deal as a critical boost to Ukraine’s long-term defense readiness amid ongoing Russian aggression.
00:02je veux ici vous redire, à travers vous aussi,
00:04au peuple ukrainien, que la France reste à vos côtés.
00:08Ensemble, avec nos partenaires,
00:09nous continuerons d'agir en faveur de la paix,
00:12d'une paix juste, durable, conforme aux droits internationaux,
00:16assurant la sécurité d'une Ukraine souveraine,
00:20indépendante, libre et européenne.
00:25Merci à vous et merci d'être là à nouveau à Paris.
00:30Je vous remercie, дорогé Emmanuel,
00:34et je vous remercie à tous.
00:36Je vous remercie, monsieur le Président,
00:38pour ces mots, pour cette soutenir.
00:42Et vous vous remercie de l'Ukraine du début.
00:44Je vous remercie de l'Ukraine.
00:47Et l'Ukraine, l'Ukraine, l'Ukraine,
00:49tous ceux qui respectent la France, la France, la France.
00:53Je vous remercie encore une fois pour toute la soutenir,
00:58la face queました votre pays, votre народ,
01:01la você particular, que vous démarchez
01:02de cetteato展.
01:06Et dans l' Bushnée dans chaque jour,
01:08il n'ex Everybody n'existe pasokoé sur eux.
01:12Merci à vous.
01:14Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, dear France, you know, I thank the President, that France is with Ukraine, and Ukraine is not the one now, not the same in its protection, and that's why we can consider the end of this war, because with us friends, France is our friend,
01:43and the best of the end of the war. Putin fought against Ukraine for many years, years of hybrid war, years of long-term war, years of long-term war.
01:53Russia has many resources and, in general, does not count on its human loss, does not count on every single hit, but we do everything, to have a protection.
02:06With us France and all the peaceful Europe, we help the United States and other countries of the world, from Canada to Asia, from Japan to Latin America.
02:20We created one of the biggest coalitions of life, and I thank Emanuel for this, and to all partners, and to these strong coalitions,
02:34who had been in the past, which were not until now, who were no longer to this moment.
02:41The Palestinians gave this union impulse.
02:44This is exactly the impulse of Europe and other countries, and we get the help, thanks to this.
02:51This is why we can't hit Russian rockets, we can stop Russian raids on the front,
03:00on the front. We restore our energy. It is very difficult, very difficult, but we restore our infrastructure,
03:09when Russia will ruin it. And most importantly, we also give other nations hope that Russia
03:18will not be able to make a new norm of war. Deportation and annoyance of people.
03:25Ukraine is not one in their own safety, not alone, and Francia very well knows what it has for us.
03:35And how important it is, that such words were spoken to Francia 18 January 1940
03:42from the general de Gaulle, and that it worked.
03:47The support of the life must always be not themselves.
03:52And I thank you, Emmanuelle, for support of Francia is always effective,
03:57quite practical and really adds strength, adds hope.
04:04Today our meeting brings us to the support of such elements,
04:10practical and powerful elements.
04:12The preparation of the agreement is today,
04:16writing important documents about the significant strength of our defense.
04:26And the first thing is that Ukraine will be able to get 100 aircraft Rafale F-4,
04:33very strong French radar, 8 systems for air pollution,
04:38Sampti, 6 air pollution.
04:40But these are the details.
04:41It is certainly for someone's technical details,
04:44but for us it is important.
04:46Each air pollution is a safety of every life.
04:50Each life.
04:51It is very important.
04:52It is necessary to protect our weapons and bombes.
04:58I want to emphasize that the importance of this agreement is a strategic agreement,
05:05which will work for 10 years from the next year.
05:08We understand all the basics of this agreement.
05:11The political, financial, financial and the economic.
05:15It is a historical agreement.
05:17It is very important that France is making a step to reach real,
05:21guaranteed safety in Europe.
05:24Secondly, today we met with the President of France
05:27with the representatives of the United States.
05:30We are very grateful.
05:33We were able to talk about some specific details of the technological cooperation.
05:38But the important thing is that we have determined the direction.
05:41We will increase the economic and technological potential of Ukraine and France.
05:48And this is not only in support.
05:51This is literally the strength of life.
05:53Because this is a job for our people.
05:56This is a development for companies.
05:58This is a development for companies.
05:59This is a development for communities.
06:00And third thing, we are making our logistics.
06:02We are making transport in Ukraine.
06:05And today we have another very important agreement.
06:07We have another very important agreement.
06:08In France, we have to buy 55 new electric vehicles.
06:12And this agreement is between our Ukraine and our Ukraine.
06:14And the French Alstom.
06:16And the French Alstom.
06:20And we have to continue this direction of cooperation with France.
06:25Today we are going to start the important and safe path.
06:29And I am absolutely confident that we can do this.
06:32And we can do this.
06:34Thank you, Emmanuelle.
06:35Thank you, Emmanuelle.
06:36Thank you, France.
06:38Thank you again.
06:39And I thank you for the new security package.
06:41Thank you for the end of this year.
06:44This will also strengthen Ukraine.
06:47And of course, today we will talk about how we can again
06:52activate the diplomatia, the process of negotiations,
06:56the process of the push,
06:58to create the necessary conditions for peace.
07:01Peace, worthy of Ukraine, for Europe.
07:05There are now some important ideas and ideas,
07:14which we should talk about with Emmanuelle.
07:17I am sure that Ukraine should be strong and peaceful,
07:24so it will be when we have such strong friends like France.
07:28Thank you, Emmanuelle, for this invitation and for the result of this visit.
07:34Thank you, Ukraine.
07:36Thank you, Emmanuelle.
07:45Mr. President, hello.
07:49Tarek Kay for France 24.
07:51One question, for example, on the Rafale.
07:54If you could tell us some additional details on the financing,
08:00And to which horizon we will see the first rafales voler in the Ukrainian air?
08:06Is this announcement not coming too far?
08:11And maybe one last question.
08:15Maybe in a small scale that is very significant.
08:19Is it not going to make France a country co-belligérant?
08:23Do you fear the potential russes?
08:30And you see how the two parts of your question
08:34show that it is always too late to help Ukraine.
08:39I think it was the right time to do it.
08:42You know that we have already deployed Mirage 2000
08:46and that we call all those who use it to cooperate and have this support.
08:50After that there were also other combat planes,
08:55there were other capabilities deployed by other partners.
08:58And so there is today, in the Ukrainian aviation,
09:01there are support that have been made by different nations
09:04with the capabilities of the ones and the others.
09:07These are the capabilities of the Ukrainian airspace
09:10and they come to complete our anti-missiles.
09:13They are pertinent and necessary.
09:15The contract that we have signed today
09:17s'inscris in another space of time,
09:20that is the regeneration of the Ukrainian army in the future.
09:23And the fact that for a signed peace
09:25that we hope to be able to be robust and durable,
09:28we must have a Ukrainian army
09:30who is able to dissuade all new incursions.
09:33And it is in this context that many countries,
09:35the Suède has done with other capabilities,
09:38we signify these agreements
09:39which have a vocation to doter the Ukrainian army
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