Zelenskyy will make a surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Macron

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make a surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday night, extending a multi-stop European tour that has drawn fresh promises of additional military support as his country prepares for a counter-offensive against the Russian occupation forces.

Macron’s office announced the Paris leg of Zelenskyy’s trip, and France sent a plane to pick up Zelenskyy in Germany, where he met Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz on Sunday.

Macron’s office said the two leaders will hold dinner talks and Macron “will reaffirm the unwavering support of France and Europe to restore Ukraine to its legitimate rights and defend its fundamental interests.”