France

The EU notes a rapidly emerging consensus on preferred names for top EU leadership positions: naming Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, António Costa as president of the European Council, Roberta Metsola as head of the European Parliament and Kaja Kallas as head of EU diplomacy.

Belgium seeks to reach a compromise on the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia within 24 hours of the G7 summit, but faces challenges from Hungary, Germany and France on specific measures.

On June 12, everyone can join an event dedicated to the queen of flowers and celebrate Red Rose Day, which originated in the United States but has become popular all over the world.

During the renovation work, a fire broke out on the roof of the Palace of Versailles, forcing the evacuation of visitors, but the collection was not damaged.

The Ukrainian U23 team reached the final of the Maris Revelo tournament in France after defeating Japan with a score of 2:1. both goals were scored by Vladislav Veleten.

Alexander Tovkai and Maxim Agarushev from Ukraine won silver medals in the men's relay at the world Modern Pentathlon Championships in Zhengzhou, China.

Blogger Phidias Panagiotou unexpectedly won one of Cyprus ' six seats in the European Parliament. The blogger himself admits that he knows nothing about politics and has never voted in an election in his life.

Emmanuel Macron dissolved the French parliament and announced early elections after his party suffered a humiliating defeat from the far-right in the European Parliament elections.

The G7 is expected to issue a strict warning to small Chinese banks to stop helping Russia evade Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

French President Macron dissolved the country's parliament and announced the holding of parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7 after unsatisfactory results of pro-European parties in the European elections, citing a threat from far-right nationalist parties.

The presidents of the United States and France promised to support efforts to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine in accordance with international law.

France offered to form a" coalition of instructors " to send to Ukraine, but the initiative was opposed by the United States, Germany, Italy and Spain due to concerns about the risks of escalation and further involvement of the West in the war.

Biden and Macron hope that the G7 countries will agree to a фонд 50 billion fund to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.

Austria's defense minister said the West has crossed the red line by allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with Western weapons.

The Czech Republic may train 4,000 Ukrainian servicemen on its territory this year, but does not plan to send instructors to Ukraine due to the geographical proximity of the two countries.

Biden and Macron discussed efforts to prevent regional escalation in the Middle East, especially between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as well as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, during the French President's state visit to the United States.

Ukraine and France are preparing a new system as the basis for training units of the Ukrainian army. In addition, thanks to negotiations and meetings in France, we have new solutions for Ukrainian defense – from France and the United States, Zelensky said.

Franco-German defense giant KNDS has signed agreements with a Ukrainian manufacturer, granting Ukraine's first license for the production of 155-mm projectiles and providing for the opening of a Caesar gun maintenance center, where spare parts will be printed on a 3D metal printer.

French President Macron has warned against not attending the euro elections this weekend. According to his calculations, this will play into the hands of the growing ultra-right.

Biden met with Macron and Zelensky to discuss support for Ukraine, with Macron calling for more active participation, while Biden ruled out sending troops but promised to continue military assistance.

France will start training Ukrainian fighter pilots and mechanics on the Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet in the coming days, and will also send about 20 technical experts to help Ukraine integrate into European Union standards.

Ukraine and France have renewed their nuclear energy cooperation agreements for the next 20 years, with France providing comprehensive assistance in supporting Ukraine's energy system and servicing its nuclear power plants.

France plans to create a coalition of countries to send military instructors to Ukraine to conduct exercises on Ukrainian territory in response to Ukraine's request for assistance in defending against Russian aggression.

Kiev's delegations to Paris held talks on the restoration of Ukraine and "decided that new tools will be created to accompany" this process.

President Emmanuel Macron said that France does not consider the training of soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by foreign instructors on the sovereign territory of Ukraine to be an escalation of the conflict with the Russian Federation.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country is ready to train 4 500 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During his visit to France, President Zelensky held meetings with congressional delegations, discussing the situation at the front, the use of American weapons, steps to reduce Russia's ability to strike civilian infrastructure, as well as preparations for a global peace summit and a bilateral security agreement with the United States.

Since the beginning of 2024, France has provided Ukraine with military assistance worth more than 1. 32 billion euros, including aerial bombs, armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition and other equipment.

Since the beginning of the war, more than 3,000 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have joined the Armed Forces, about 470 of them have died in combat operations.

Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Klymenko took part in the Balkan-Ukrainian Defense Industry Forum DFNC1 and met with his Bulgarian counterpart Adeline Nikolova to discuss strengthening defense cooperation and Ukraine's defense capability by increasing international support.