French President Emmanuel Macron vowed in his New Year greetings on Saturday to continue helping Ukraine “without fail” “until victory.”
“We will be together to build a just and lasting peace. Count on France and count on Europe,” he said in his televised address.
“Living 2023 in a united and united country”
Evoking an “imperative of national unity”, the Head of State wished in this 19-minute televised speech, in front of the library of his personal office in the Élysée, “to live in 2023 as long as possible in a united and supportive country”. .
“If we gave in to the divisive spirit that presses us from all sides, we would have almost no chance of getting ahead in such a tough world, in such difficult times,” he warned.
Listing the country’s successes, the president invited the French, whom he often portrays as overly pessimistic, to be “proud.” “We need to have this pride and this confidence” to face the challenges of next year, he pleaded.
Source: BFM TV
