British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon. According to the government in the UK, the leaders discussed priorities for the coming months, including increasing supplies of ammunition, drones and air defense equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, UNN reports.
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As noted in the message, the leaders look forward to the upcoming meeting of the European Policy Community, which will be held in the UK, and pledged to work together for a successful summit that will address a number of common European priorities, including the protection of Ukraine, the development of cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence and joint efforts to combat illegal migration and organized crime.
"Regarding Ukraine, the prime minister and the president agreed on the importance of stepping up efforts to deny Russia victory in its war of aggression against Ukraine. They discussed priorities for the coming months, including increasing the supply of ammunition, drones and air defense equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the statement said.
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The leaders also spoke about continued cooperation to tackle small boat border crossings and organized immigration crime, implementing the partnership agreed at last year's UK-France summit. They shared their concerns about the increasingly dangerous and violent tactics used by smugglers, and the Prime Minister said more must be done between European partners to prevent devastating loss of life at sea.
Sunak and Macron also discussed the situation in Gaza and the Middle East in general. They shared their deep concern about the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and reiterated the importance of an immediate pause in hostilities and measures to de-escalate regional tensions, including in Lebanon.