28 May, 2026
At the 4th International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, Saint-Germain-en-Laye was awarded the Ukrainian state distinction “City-Saviour” by President Zelensky.This distinction honours the city’s humanism, solidarity and concrete commitment to the Ukrainian people, in particular for welcoming and protecting Ukrainians forced to flee their country since the start of Russia’s aggression in 2022, as well as for its support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty.It is a source of pride for the entire City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and for its Mayor, Arnaud Péricard, who has carried this commitment forward with constancy since the very first day.Warm congratulations to Arnaud Péricard, Mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and to the people of Saint-Germain for this well-deserved...
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27 May, 2026
Yesterday, Kyiv hosted the 4th International Summit of Cities and Regions, opened by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Under the theme “Partnership. Resilience. Preparedness”, hundreds of local elected officials from around the world gathered to discuss what truly matters: how to rebuild Ukraine, how to protect its people, and how to prepare for what comes next.The discussions focused on the resilience of vital infrastructure in the face of Russian strikes — water, energy and housing — with direct testimonies from the military administrations of Kharkiv and Chernihiv. They also addressed the energy transition in wartime, moving from emergency generators toward a model of sustainable development, as well as the reintegration of veterans into civilian life, a major challenge Ukraine will fac...
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21 May, 2026
Stand With Ukraine was among the signatories of an opinion piece published in La Tribune Dimanche and addressed to the President of the French Republic, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Transport, the President of the Île-de-France Region, the Mayor of Paris, and the President of RATP, the Paris public transport operator. The text proposes renaming the “Crimée” (Crimea) metro station “Crimée – Ukraine” (Crimea - Ukraine). We reproduce the full text below.The “Crimée” metro station, located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, has for more than a century borne the name of a territory that today stands, tragically, at the heart of contemporary European history.Since the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014, and then the full-scale ...
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