13 August, 2025
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Stand With Ukraine and Expertise France to Strengthen Franco-Ukrainian Partnerships for ReconstructionOn the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2025), held in Rome on July 10 and 11, Stand With Ukraine and Expertise France signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing strategic cooperation to develop partnerships between Fr...
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31 July, 2025
After feigning its withdrawal from Russia in 2023, Leroy Merlin remains the largest foreign consumer goods company operating in the country.According to estimates by the Kyiv School of Economics, since the start of the full-scale invasion, the French DIY giant has generated approximately $21 billion in revenue in Russia and paid at least $375 million in corporate taxes, including $128 million...
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31 July, 2025
At Stand With Ukraine, we continue our commitment to humane, sustainable reconstruction rooted in the real-life experiences of the regions.As part of our #MistoMatch initiative, which aims to strengthen local cooperation between Ukrainian and French cities, we organized a field mission to Le Havre.
This was the third visit in three years for the Mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, to...
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30 July, 2025
Vendredi, au Havre, dans l’emblématique Halle aux Poissons, il y avait des sourires, de la passion pour la cuisine, des découvertes gourmandes et surtout, beaucoup de solidarité franco-ukrainienne .Une soirée lumineuse pour célébrer la fin d’un parcours intensif de formation culinaire pour nos 11 stagiaires ukrainiens, déplacés de Marioupol, qui ont reçu leur diplôme, ma...
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18 July, 2025
Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression is essential. But it is equally crucial to begin participating today in its reconstruction — a reconstruction that is thoughtful, ambitious, united, and resolutely European.
Following our participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, we would like to share a few reflections on this important moment of international mob...
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15 July, 2025
As part of the cooperation initiated in 2024 within the framework of the MistoMatch program between the town of Sorbiers and the Ukrainian city of Burshtyn, a first concrete action took place this summer: a respite stay for Ukrainian families, hosted by residents of Sorbiers and the surrounding area.
From June 27 to July 2, 13 children aged 8 to 16, accompanied by 8 mothers, 1 father, a doctor...
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11 July, 2025
On Friday 11 July, Édouard Philippe, Mayor of LH Le Havre, visited the Halle aux Poissons to meet the 11 Ukrainian trainees from Marioupol who are currently being trained in French cuisine as part of the partnership between the City of Le Havre and the town of Marioupol.He was able to chat with them, find out about their work in the kitchen, taste their dishes, and see for himself the human...
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11 July, 2025
On July 7, 2025, Stand With Ukraine took part in the Central Europe–Ukraine Business Forum organized by Business France at the Senate in Paris.
A key moment of the event: the workshop dedicated to Ukraine, where elected officials, companies, and institutions highlighted the economic and solidarity-based opportunities linked to the country's reconstruction.Between political commitment and e...
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11 July, 2025
At the Halle aux Poissons in Le Havre, the 11 Ukrainian trainees brilliantly showcased their skills to around sixty participants, project partners, and local residents. It was a moment rich in sharing and commitment centered around gastronomy.
For the occasion, Thierry Marx, renowned chef, came specially to meet our trainees and to interact with the people of Le Havre present at lunchtime. An ...
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3 July, 2025
The first exchanges between the city of Palaiseau and that of Boyarka took place in December 2023, and the friendship between the two cities has continued to grow ever since. To nurture these ties, Grégoire de Lasteyrie, mayor of Palaiseau, traveled to Kyiv for the International Summit of Cities and Regions on June 6, 2025. He also represented the Île-de-France region in his capacity as vice-pr...
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