France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy

By SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris. The French presidency did not release specific details about the agreement, which is to be signed on Friday at the Elysee presidential palace. It says this will be Zelenskyy’s third visit to Paris since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago. Macron said earlier this year that France was negotiating a bilateral deal on the model the one Ukraine recently agreed with the United Kingdom, which covers 10 years. Earlier this month, EU leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with $54 billion in support for its battered economy.