28 March, 2023
On March 27, 2023, Svitlana Spazheva, mayor of Pokrovsk, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, visited Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne in Seine-et-Marne, marking the beginning of a strong partnership between the two municipalities. This meeting was made possible thanks to Stand With Ukraine, which facilitated the exchange as part of the French municipality's support efforts.Moret's commitment materialized through funding two generators, amounting to €3,000, to support Pokrovsk residents facing frequent power outages caused by the war. These generators, transported via Poland, were installed as early as November 2022, providing essential relief to a population enduring extremely challenging conditions.The visit began with a reception at the town hall, attended by Hervé Jochmans, deputy mayor o...
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22 March, 2023
🎙️ On March 21, 2023, a conference titled "Ukraine and Its Past: The Holodomor" was held at the French National Assembly. It was organized by MPs Anne Genetet (Renaissance), Boris Vallaud (Socialist Party), Jean-Louis Bourlanges (MoDem), Valérie Rabault (Socialist Party), Cyrielle Chatelain (Europe Ecology – The Greens), and Benjamin Haddad (Renaissance), President of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group in the National Assembly.The event, attended by Ukraine’s Ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, and the association Stand With Ukraine, aimed to raise awareness among the public and parliamentarians about the tragedy of the Holodomor—a genocide orchestrated in 1932-1933, during which nearly six million victims perished in a famine organized by the USSR under Stalin.⚖️ As the N...
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17 March, 2023
With the campaign ‘Lights for winter’ bringing together in recent months the towns of Sarcelles (France) and Ichnia (Ukraine) to send generators to Ukraine, the two towns were able to meet recently through a video-conference organized by Stand with Ukraine.The Mayor of Ichnia Mrs Olena Buturlym, accompanied by representatives of the local economy, described the small rural town of 10,000 people in the region of Chernihiv. Mrs Buturlym spoke of the impact of the war with the transit of Russian columns at the start of the invasion, and evoked major projects in progress today to ensure the functioning of the municipality. Mr Patrick Haddad, Mayor of Sarcelles, then presented his municipality and the commitment of its inhabitants to supporting Ukraine.After a first cooperation with the...
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