French officials explain why Macron put off his visit to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Ukraine, which was scheduled for February, was postponed because he wants to bring "tangible results" to Kyiv.
Source: officials from Macron's inner circle in a comment to reporters on Monday, 11 March, as reported by European Pravda, citing Politico
Details: An Élysée Palace official stressed that the planning of the French president's visit had nothing to do with security concerns, as "there are no worries" in this regard.
The French diplomat, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity, added that Macron wants to "take the necessary time" to discuss with allies in order to visit Ukraine "with tangible results".
"A bit of time is needed to [conclude] the different coalitions and their operational commitments with our partners," he added.
Background:
- On Monday, the Élysée Palace announced that French President Emmanuel Macron would visit Ukraine "in the coming weeks".
- The French president had announced his intention to visit Ukraine in February to finalise the security guarantees agreement. The specific date of the visit was not mentioned at the time. However, the visit was later pushed back due to "security concerns".
- On 16 February, during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Paris, Macron said he had not abandoned his plans to visit Ukraine and would do so shortly.
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