3 December, 2025
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 return to Ukraine of 20,000 children forcibly taken from their families by Russia. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, Jean-Noël Barrot, Andrii Sybiha, Isabelle Rome, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Sarah El Hairistressed the urgency of action.
"When we say that our children were deported to Russia, they did not just change addresses – their lives were shattered, and their psyche was broken."
With these words, Ol...
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2 December, 2025
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 Ministries of Culture, the Institut français, the Ukrainian Institute in France, and the Embassy of Ukraine in France (Посольство України у Франції), the Season was inaugurated in the presence of Brigitte Macron, Olena Zelenska, Jean-Noël Barrot, Rachida Dati, Andriy Sybiha, and Anne Hidalgo, alongside numerous figures from the cultural world.
At the Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, the opening evening, titled ...
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29 September, 2025
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, the cities of Montpellier and Mykolaiv signed a partnership agreement. This summer, Montpellier welcomed children from Mykolaiv for a respite stay— a tangible demonstration of solidarity.
Our thanks go to Clare Hart, Vice-President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole in charge of international cooperation, as well as to the international relations team, including Clémentine Papa and Valentin Cos...
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