Zelensky and Macron had a conversation: what the leaders talked about
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands, as they meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO's Heads of State and Government summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French leader Emmanuel Macron held a conversation during which they discussed a number of issues.
He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
The leaders discussed defense needs, including strengthening air defense.
“We need reliable protection against Russian missiles and drones. We talked about supplying additional missiles to the SAMP/T and Crotale systems,” the message says.
They also talked about financing the production of Ukrainian drones of all types. Zelensky stressed that France is ready to help with this.
“We also discussed the training of Ukrainian pilots on the Mirages. We greatly appreciate the fact that France will continue their training and thanks to this we will be able to train even more additional pilots,” Zelenskyy noted.
In addition, the Ukrainian President informed Macron about the results of the third stage of negotiations with the Russian side, and they also discussed the European integration path and the work of Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron . The main topics were the supply of missiles for SAMP/T systems, drones, and pilot training.
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