🔍 Benjamin Jung’s investigation for Blast on the Russian Papers reveals that French components, despite the embargo, were delivered to Russia in 2023. Companies named include Lynred and STMicroelectronics, whose products were used in Russian military equipment.💰 Between January and April 2023, over 5,000 Russian import declarations for STMicroelectronics materi...
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On July 10, 2023, the French Senate, under the high patronage of its President GĂ©rard Larcher and at the initiative of Roger Karoutchi, Vice President of the Senate, along with Nadia Sollogoub, President of the France-Ukraine Interparliamentary Friendship Group, hosted a roundtable at the Palais du Luxembourg. This event, dedicated to decentralized cooperation between France and Ukraine, brough...
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On Thursday, May 4, 2023, a symposium was held in the European Affairs Committee Room of the French National Assembly, organized by Benjamin Haddad, MP for Paris, spokesperson for the Renaissance group, and president of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group. The event aimed to discuss a proposed resolution urging France and the European Union to designate the Wagner private military group as a te...
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On the occasion of the International Summit of Cities and Regions held in Kyiv on April 19-20, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the city of Paris the title of "Rescuer City." This summit, organized by Ukraine to strengthen ties between Ukrainian and international communities and promote European integration at the local level, provided an opportunity to recognize Paris's lon...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023, marked a historic day for memory and international justice. The French National Assembly overwhelmingly adopted (168 votes to 2) a resolution recognizing the Holodomor, the great famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine, as genocide. This famine, orchestrated by Soviet authorities, led to the deaths of several million people.The organization Stand With Ukraine was p...
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On December 26th, a small group of elite Ukrainian commandos lost their lives crossing the Russian border. These missions behind enemy lines are extraordinarily dangerous. Stand With Ukraine today tells the story of these four heroes and pays tribute to the courage and dedication of Ukrainian commandos.Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian commandos have carried out incredibly risky ope...
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In France, some minimize or deny Russian crimes. The New York Times published an investigation based on eight months work to understand and prove the role of a Russian unit in the Bucha massacre. The New York Times investigation relies on multiple sources: video-surveillance and drone images, witness accounts by inhabitants and telephone intercepts. The journalists were particularly interested ...
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Despite the bombing of civilian targets, the massacres in Bucha and Irpin, the destruction of Mariupol, and the European Union’s recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, some French companies continue to do business with Putin. Recently, Stand With Ukraine has focused on the case of TotalEnergies.The company openly defends its presence in the country: while Russia has been wag...
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The French National Assembly has adopted a historic resolution by an overwhelming majority (303 to 1) condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine and calling on France to strengthen its assistance. This resolution is a significant victory for both France and Ukraine! What does this resolution demand? The resolution:Calls for the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within i...
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As the denial of the Ukrainian nation remains a cornerstone of Russian propaganda in France, Ukraine today celebrates the 31st anniversary of its independence referendum! On December 1, 1991, Ukrainians went to the polls to decide by referendum on their country's independence. Exactly 31 years ago, 92% of voters (and 84% of the electorate) chose independence!This referendum followed the Ukr...
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