France and Germany set in stone their long-term support for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security agreement with Emmanuel Macron on Friday evening in Paris.

France promised “up to three billion euros” in additional military aid for 2024 to Ukraine, in addition to the seven billion in support already announced. through Berlin. The Ukrainian president, visiting his European allies as his country prepares to enter its third year of war against Russia on February 24, had previously stopped in Berlin.