(28 Feb 2025)
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Porto, Portugal – 28 February 2025
1. Various of French President Emmanuel Macron greeting crowds in Porto
2. Macron approaching journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President:
"I think we all know the situation, there’s an aggressor, which is Russia, and a people attacked, which is Ukraine. I think we all were right to have helped Ukraine and sanctioned Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so and when I say we, I mean the United States, Europeans, Canadians, Japanese and others. We must thank all those who helped and respect those who have been fighting since the beginning, because they fight for their dignity, their independence, their children and for the security of Europe. These are simple things but that we must recall of on this moment."
4. Various of motorcade as Macron preparing to leave
STORYLINE:
French President Emmanuel Macron reacted to the heated Oval Office exchange between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents Friday, saying "there’s an aggressor, which is Russia, and a people attacked, which is Ukraine."
"We all were right to have helped Ukraine and sanctioned Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so,” Macron told reporters as he was on a state visit to Portugal.
Macron added: “We must thank all those who helped and respect those who have been fighting since the beginning.”
U.S. President Donald Trump cut short talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he and and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukraine’s leader in the Oval Office.
The breakdown of negotiations come at a pivotal and precarious moment for Ukraine as Zelenskyy sought security guarantees from the U.S. and Trump’s administration seeks to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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