PARIS, France
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the French parliament on Friday after world leaders marked 80 years since the pivotal D-Day landings in World War II.
Following the speech, he will
meet his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace.
The Ukrainian leader is also
due to meet Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu and then visit the defense
company KNDS in Versailles.
The Elysee Palace announced
that the company intends to set up a weapons production facility in Ukraine to
support the country in its defense against Russia's war.
With Russia gaining on the
battlefield in recent months, Kyiv has been pushing its supporters in Europe
and the West to increase its military aid.
Zelenskyy arrived in France on
Thursday to take part in the tribute to D-Day, the Allied landings in Normandy
80 years ago during World War II.
Macron announced that during
Zelenskyy's trip he intended to comment on the issue of a possible deployment
of French military trainers to Ukraine.
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