Paris, Feb. 24 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday affirmed support for Ukraine, marking four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion and describing the conflict as a "war of aggression chosen by Russia."

In a post on X, Macron said, "Four years ago, Europe awoke to the sound of Russian bombs falling on Ukraine", recalling, "four years of a war of aggression chosen by Russia, in blatant defiance of international law, of a people's sovereignty, and of human life. Four years of cities struck, of schools and hospitals destroyed, of energy infrastructure methodically targeted to plunge families into cold and terror."

https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2026199254633500879

He said the war had resulted in "15,000 Ukrai...