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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to hold talks with France's Emmanuel Macron as well as US President Joe Biden. Follow DW for more.
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French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in NormandyImage: Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSWhat you need to know
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was among the world leaders attending commemorations on Thursday of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.
On Friday, he will be received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and address French lawmakers.
Zelenskyy is also expected to hold talks with US President Joe Biden. The two leaders are in France commemorating 80 years since the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy.
Here are the latest developments concerning Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, June 7:
06/07/2024June 7, 2024
Brussels says Ukraine ready for EU membership talks: report
The European Commission will recommend the start of EU accession talks with Ukraine in June in an attempt to signal support to the war-battered country before Budapest takes over the rotating presidency of the bloc, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Ukraine applied for membership to the 27-member bloc in 2022, some weeks after Russia started its full-scale war in the country.
The recommendation requires unanimity from EU governments.
Ukrainians welcome bid to join European Union
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Zelenskyy to address French lawmakers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the French parliament on Friday after world leaders marked 80 years since the pivotal D-Day landings in World War II.
Following the speech, he will meet his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace.
The Ukrainian leader is also due to meet Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and then visit the defense company KNDS in Versailles.
The Elysee Palace announced that the company intends to set up a weapons production facility in Ukraine to support the country in its defense against Russia's war.
With Russia gaining on the battlefield in recent months, Kyiv has been pushing its supporters in Europe and the West to increase its military aid.
Zelenskyy arrived in France on Thursday to take part in the tribute to D-Day, the Allied landings in Normandy 80 years ago during World War II.
Macron announced that during Zelenskyy's trip he intended to comment on the issue of a possible deployment of French military trainers to Ukraine.
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