I had a very substantive, hour-long conversation with President of France @EmmanuelMacron. We discussed the situation on the frontline and Ukraine’s urgent defense needs. I’m grateful to Emmanuel for his truly strategic vision and his readiness to help with exactly what our warriors require. We also spoke in detail about strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, particularly the supply of missiles for SAMP/T systems and funding for interceptor drones. We will prepare joint decisions with France and other partners at the level of Defense and Foreign Ministers on new steps aimed at protecting our people from Russian strikes. I would especially like to highlight our agreement on pilot training for Mirage jets – France is ready to train additional pilots using additional aircraft. We discussed our work within the Coalition of the Willing and the implementation of the agreements from our recent meeting. I thanked France for its tangible contribution to shaping and advancing the 18th EU sanctions package. Together with our American partners, we are working to ensure that Russia feels real global pressure. Every day this war is prolonged must result in truly painful consequences for Russia. We also coordinated our next political steps with Emmanuel. Thank you.(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)