Ukraine: Cold as a Weapon of War As Ukraine endures an exceptional cold wave, with temperatures dropping as low as –20°C, Russia is intensifying its air strikes against civilian energy infrastructure.Electricity, district heating, and distribution networks are being methodically targeted to trigger a humanitarian crisis in the middle of winter. In Kyiv, millions of residents are experiencing ...
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After a night train from Lviv, Chef Thierry Marx continued his visit to Ukraine in Kyiv. In Kyiv, cooking and training were at the heart of the exchanges during a meeting organized with Expertise France in Ukraine, Культура їжі | Cult Food, and the French Embassy in Ukraine, held at the offices of UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group. The evening was opened by Gael Veyssiere, French Ambassador to Ukra...
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Chef Thierry Marx traveled to Ukraine a few days before the end-of-year holidays, accompanied by Caroline Leclercq, Deputy Mayor of the City of Le Havre—partner city of Mariupol (Маріупольська міська рада)—as well as teams from Cuisine Mode d’Emploi(s) and Stand With Ukraine. Lviv was the first stop of this visit. The day began at the Field of Mars, a military cemetery where many Ukrainian de...
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Cooking together as therapy, as an act of resilience, and as a contribution to Ukraine’s reconstructionOn Sunday in Kyiv, cooking became far more than a culinary art. It emerged as a space for rebuilding, transmission, and human connection, in the service of those whose lives have been profoundly disrupted by war. On the occasion of the visit to Ukra...
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Winter 2025–2026 is shaping up to be critical for civilian populations in Ukraine.Russian strikes are now targeting not only energy infrastructure—power plants and transmission lines—but also the entire energy supply chain. Since late 2024 and throughout 2025, attacks on energy infrastructure have intensified sharply: more than 80% of the territory has experienced power outages lasting up to 1...
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Serhii is 23 years old and comes from Sumy. He belongs to the young generation whose destiny has been upended by the Russian aggression. Enlisting in the army at 18, he defended Mariupol in 2022 before being taken prisoner. He spent several months in captivity, tortured in the Russian Olenivka prison, which was later bombed by Russian forces themselves, resulting in 53 casualties, all Ukrainian...
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A Remarkable Day for Franco-Ukrainian Cooperation On Monday, December 1, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – France Diplomatie welcomed a high-level Ukrainian delegation for a day dedicated to solidarity, culture, and the future of Ukrainian children. The first part of the day focused on the “Bring Kids Back” conference, an initiative by President Zelensky aimed at enabling the retu...
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Last night in Paris, the opening evening of the Saison de l’Ukraine en France – Le Voyage en Ukraine took place, launching a major cultural program that will run across the country from December 2025 to March 2026. Co-organized by the Ukrainian and French Ministries of Foreign Affairs (Міністерство закордонних справ України / MFA of Ukraine, France Diplomatie), with the support of the Ministri...
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Last week, we accompanied Oleksandr Sienkevytch, Mayor of Mykolaiv, on a study visit to Montpellier as part of our #MistoMatch initiative.This visit provided an opportunity to address, in very concrete terms, key issues related to energy, culture, and mobility, and to see firsthand the remarkable work carried out by the Mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse, and his municipal team. Last June...
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After Mykolaiv, which celebrated its 236th anniversary last Saturday, the French parliamentary delegation continued its visit on Sunday to Odesa, another strategic city in southern Ukraine, a gateway to the Black Sea and a symbol of freedom. Founded at the end of the 18th century under the influence of the Duke of Richelieu, Odesa is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (on the List of World...
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