In Paris, the heads of defense and foreign policy departments will discuss “concrete progress in the issue of assistance to Ukraine.”

European defense and foreign ministers will meet in Paris in the coming days to discuss further support for Ukraine and Moldova. This was announced by French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine, Ukrinform reports.

He added that European countries will discuss further concrete measures for Ukraine and how to protect countries that are destabilized by Russia, in particular Moldova.

“Ministers will meet again over the next few days with the goal of strengthening support for Ukraine to achieve concrete progress on the various issues raised on February 26. The goal is to do more and differently for Ukraine,” the speaker said.

Lemoine recalled that during a recent meeting in Paris, an agreement was reached on joint actions in several areas, including “the protection of countries that are directly threatened by the Russian offensive in Ukraine, in particular Moldova, and the ability to support Ukraine on its border with Belarus with non-military forces and mine clearance operations.”

“Russia’s attempts to destabilize the European continent require us to strengthen our support for Ukraine, as well as all possible actions to prevent Russia from winning a war for which it bears full responsibility,” the French Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasized.

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On Thursday, February 29, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for Ukraine to be given weapons for victory. In particular, we are talking about long-range missiles, advanced air defense systems and ammunition.

The document, in particular, notes that for victory there should be no “arbitrarily established restrictions on military support for Ukraine.”

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a coalition to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles.

In particular, he called on European countries to “produce more” ammunition for Ukraine.