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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28 April, 2026
We were pleased to accompany a delegation of around forty students from the Ukrainian Leadership Academy, who came to France as part of an educational expedition across Europe, with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in France.At Paris City Hall, the young leaders were welcomed in the historic Council of Paris chamber by Audrey Pulvar, Deputy Mayor in charge of international and European relations, and Mass Yaffa, Deputy Mayor in charge of youth. The discussions focused on youth participation in local decision-making and the development of inclusive urban policies.On the forecourt, students and elected officials joined their voices to send a strong message in support of human rights and children’s rights, through a happening organized as part of the BringKidsBack initiative. 20,...
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