France will deliver extra military aid to Ukraine in coming days and weeks, the Elysee said on Tuesday, after President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
\n\u201cThe President of the Republic reiterated France\u2019s determination to provide all the necessary support\u2026 He was also able to detail the deliveries for the coming days and weeks in support of the Ukrainian military effort,\u201d it said in a statement.
\nAn Elysee official declined to elaborate on what the deliveries might include.
\nIn his call with Zelenskiy, Macron stressed his support for a truce during the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, the statement said, which would involve Russia ceasing its operations and \u201call useful diplomatic initiatives\u201d being taken to open negotiations.
\nLast week, China\u2019s President Xi Jinping backed the call for a global truce during the Paris Olympics.
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