LIVE – Zelensky in Paris: the Ukrainian president applauded by deputies during his speech to the Assembly

Volodymyr Zelensky: “Your combat aviation, your combat fighters will prove that Europe is stronger than the evil that dared to threaten it. We can prove the power of our alliance.”

“Emmanuel, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for not having left Europe without a leader at a decisive moment.”

“Within a week, our D-Day will take place,” concluded Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to the peace summit for Ukraine, organized in Switzerland in mid-June.

“We need effective, constant, long-range support,” assures Zelensky. “This is where we can accomplish our work, ensuring that Europe does not return to the time before the Landings.”

The Ukrainian president continues his speech with a few words in French: “France, I thank you for being at our side to defend life.”

“From the first days of this aggression, I knew that I could count on you, your dedication. (…) French families helped Ukrainian families fleeing the war. I thank the French. We can count on your support, your weapons, your formations, your soldiers, the anti-aircraft defense systems help us save lives I am certain that one day when Ukraine will see in its sky those that we saw in the sky yesterday. of Normandy.”

Volodymyr Zelensky: “Can Putin win this battle? No, because we have no right to lose. There are no lines for evil, just like 80 years ago, just like now. If anyone “If anyone tries to draw dividing lines, it will only be a pause before a new war. As Hitler crossed line after line in the 1930s, Putin will do the same.”

“It’s anti-Europe, that’s what Putin is.”

Volodymyr Zelensky: “This battle for Ukraine continues on the lands of Kharkiv, Donetsk, towards Kherson, in Crimea. It has the same meaning for Europe as those won by previous generations. This is the moment when we can write history.”

“I emphasize our common enemy. We must remember that there is an enemy who does not allow the right to choose how one can live. Look at what Putin is doing to his own people: a territory where life no longer has valuable.”

After a long ovation, Volodymyr Zelensky speaks. “I thank you for your invitation and for the opportunity to address you on behalf of my country,” says the Ukrainian president.

“Dear France, these days we commemorate the courage of the fighters who won the Battle of Normandy. (…) It is these battles which returned Europe to humanity. Without these victories, nothing would exist . Neither Ukraine nor France. There would be no individual freedom in Europe.

“Europe is no longer a continent of peace. Nazism is returning, deportations are returning, hatred has become a new Russian cult. Some seek to divide Europe, saying that this or that people do not deserve to exist All this targets Ukraine, but could target other peoples tomorrow. This Russian regime knows no limits, Europe is no longer enough: it has destroyed Syria, is attacking the Sahel. lives where it meets no resistance. It uses everything to weaken countries using energy and foodstuffs.

The Ukrainian president enters the chamber. “With exemplary courage, Ukraine is holding out, the people are resisting,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet in his preliminary remarks. “War is back on the continent, and with it a battle to defend the values ​​that underpin our democracy. France and its National Assembly are at your side.”

“Through the trials, the friendship between our two countries has only strengthened. As of March 23, 2022, you addressed French parliamentarians,” continues the President of the Assembly. “We will never stop supporting your country.” “On behalf of the Assembly, we are proud to welcome you here.”

The Ukrainian president is now at the National Assembly, where he was welcomed by its president Yaël Braun-Pivet. A place that Volodymyr Zelensky knows well, as the president of the place recalled in a press release.

“Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the National Assembly has stood alongside the Ukrainian people. On March 23, 2022, less than a month after the invasion, President Zelensky addressed the French deputies by videoconference On January 31, 2023, Ruslan Stefanchuk, President of the Ukrainian Rada, also spoke to the national representation. On March 28, the President of the National Assembly, Madame Yaël Braun-Pivet, spoke. in turn in front of the Rada of Ukraine, on the occasion of his second trip to kyiv, to reiterate France’s message of support and friendship.

Volodymyr Zelensky has just arrived at Les Invalides, where military honors will be given to him. He was welcomed by Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces.

Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by Yaël Braun-Pivet at 9:30 a.m. at the Hôtel de Lassay, before a speech in the hemicycle at 9:50 a.m., preceded by a speech by the President of the National Assembly. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné and Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces, will be present in the hemicycle.

Hello, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the speech given this Friday morning by the Ukrainian President to the National Assembly. Before that, he attended a ceremony of military honor at Les Invalides.