A boat wearing 1,000 tonnes of assist has departed for Ukraine from a port in Marseille — marking France’s most important humanitarian supply since Russia invaded its smaller neighbour in overdue February.
The shipment value €10 million “concretely materialises [France’s] solidarity,” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said at the port.
“It would have been inconceivable for us to remain indifferent to the fate of the Ukrainian people suffering in their flesh this war.
“A war they did not choose and against which they are resisting with so much courage.”
Onboard the ship are 15 fire and rescue vehicles, eight boats, bridges in parts, rescue and clearing equipment, 25 tonnes of medical equipment, and 60,000 food rations, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which coordinates the operation.
The vessel, dubbed “a boat for Ukraine” and sailing under its registered name, the Aknoul, will arrive as tensions ramp up between Russia and the West.
“I say this with some gravity, as Russia renews its aggressive rhetoric, as it organises sham referendums that signal its status as a pariah state, and as unexplained incidents take place in the Baltic Sea,” mentioned Colonna. “Yes, we will be able to must care for our dedication through the years.”
The cargo will have to arrive on the Romanian port of Constanta within the Black Sea on Tuesday sooner than it heads to Ukraine.
