On October 2, a telephone conversation took place between President Zelenskyy and President of France Emmanuel Macron. In that conversation, Macron condemned Russia’s recent illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions and said France would help Ukraine restore “full sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The country will also continue to work with “European partners on new sanctions” against Russia, the Élysée Palace said.
Reminder: on September 30, Putin announced the results of a pseudo-referendum on the accession of 4 regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. The results of the “referendum” were not recognized by any of Ukraine’s partner countries.