19 December, 2024
The city of Ovruch, Ukraine, hosted Stand With Ukraine and Thibaut Guignard, Mayor of Plœuc-l’Hermitage and Vice President of the Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomeration, for the second time yesterday morning. The purpose of this meeting was to strengthen the partnership between the two cities and outline the next steps for future projects. This visit marks a new phase in a collaboration that has grown stronger over the months through joint initiatives and deep commitment.The relationship between Ovruch, located in the Zhytomyr Oblast, and the Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomeration began in March 2023 during the "Lights for Winter" campaign. A video conference held on March 17 brought together Ivan Korud, Mayor of Ovruch, and Thibaut Guignard, Mayor of Plœuc-l’Hermitage, for their first meeting...
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7 December, 2024
On Friday, December 7, 2024, the cities of Palaiseau and Boyarka formalized their twinning during a solemn ceremony at Palaiseau City Hall, in the presence of delegations from the two cities and their partners.This partnership, initiated in December 2023 under the leadership of Stand With Ukraine, Cities4Cities, and the Île-de-France Region during the "Île-de-France and Ukraine: United in Action" Forum, quickly took shape with the visit of Tetiana Kochkova, Deputy Mayor of Boyarka, to Palaiseau this summer, accompanied by around twenty children.This visit, designed to provide a respite from a daily life marked by air raid sirens, not only strengthened the human bonds between the two communities but also paved the way for promising new collaborations focused on cultu...
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6 December, 2024
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, visited Ukraine for the fifth time, confirming her unwavering commitment to Kyiv. Accompanied by Éric Lejoindre, mayor of the 18th arrondissement, this visit marks a new stage in the strong relationship between the two capitals, which is reflected in concrete actions and gestures of solidarity. Since the start of the war, Paris has stepped up its support for Kyiv. In May 2022, Anne Hidalgo presented Kyiv with the honorary citizenship of the City of Paris, underlining the commitment of Parisians to the Ukrainian people. This commitment also took the form of essential humanitarian aid, sent from the very first months of the conflict.During her visit last March, accompanied by Stand With Ukraine, Anne Hidalgo was able to measure the scale of the destr...
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