🇫🇷🇳🇴 Excellente nouvelle ! À l’occasion de sa visite à Paris, le Premier ministre norvégien a annoncé la signature d’un accord de défense mutuelle entre la France et la Norvège, et l’intégration d’Oslo à l’initiative française de « dissuasion avancée ». 🧶
Direction la base de l’Île Longue pour y rencontrer les femmes et les hommes qui assurent au quotidien la permanence et l’excellence opérationnelle de notre dissuasion nucléaire.
Tout (ou presque) ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur la dissuasion nucléaire française, sans jamais oser demander : c’est l’objectif de ce dossier @Armees_Gouv préparatoire au discours d’Emmanuel Macron à l’Ile longue prévu le 2 mars. A lire !
https://t.co/kUd9PA6QJF
At the end of the week, I took part in a panel discussion at Yalta European strategy 2025.
It was a substantive conversation with Fabrizio Saggio, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister of Italy; General @generalkellogg , Special Representative of the President of the United States; Günter Sautter, National Security Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of Germany; and @Xavier_Chatel_ , Diplomatic Advisor to the President of France.
Key points:
— Putin cannot be stopped by compromises or agreements – only by force. I stressed that this is important to realize.
— Ukraine has already become the shield of Europe and the entire free world.
— All proposals to hand over frozen Russian assets in exchange for a ceasefire are unacceptable, because the aggressor must pay for this war. Otherwise, any dictator will repeat the same strategy.
— We also discussed the new European security system and Ukraine’s central role in it – a role we are already playing.
Overall, the security system for Ukraine consists of strong and modernly equipped Armed Forces, international guarantees already supported by 26 states, sanctions, EU membership, and guarantees for economic recovery.
The latest events in Poland with Russian drones once again proved: it is time to close the Ukrainian sky. This will be protection not only for us, but for all our neighbors. And this must be a collective effort, because these challenges are new for all of Europe.
We also discussed economic issues. Despite the war, 90% of American companies continue operating in Ukraine, which demonstrates their faith in our future – something I am deeply grateful to our partners for. We have proven that we can fight and win, and it is from such strong positions that we are ready for real negotiations on a lasting peace.
The issue is not to twist Ukraine’s arm and ask for ridiculous concessions. The issue is to give Ukraine the space to enter into any kind of negotiation. The basis of this is by doing robust security guarantees, which means a steady flow of arms to Ukraine, a robust future force model, equipped and funded by all supported of us, which means we need to have reassurance forces we can deploy into Ukraine to ensure there is no resumption of the conflict, and to enshrine all this in some kind of legal framework,” added @Xavier_Chatel_, Diplomatic Advisor for Strategic Affairs and Disarmament to the President of the French Republic, during #YES2025
@generalkellogg, Assistant to US President and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine; @AndriyYermak, Head of @APUkraine, @Xavier_Chatel_ Diplomatic Advisor for Strategic Affairs and Disarmament to the President of the French Republic; Jonathan Powell, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Fabrizio Saggio, National Security Adviser and Diplomatic Counselor of the Italian Prime Minister; Günter Sautter, Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the German Chancellor, took part in the panel discussion during #YES2025, organized in Kyiv by @yes_ukraine and @PinchukFund
Échange riche et opportun avec 🇫🇷 Pres. @EmmanuelMacron.
Avec une réelle possibilité de diplomatie et de dialogue sur l'Iran, toutes les parties doivent s'engager de manière constructive et résolue. Merci de soutenir le travail de @IAEAorg sur la non-prolifération dans le monde.
Strengthening Poland–France relations at #WSF2025!
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Honorary Committee for France as the Partner Country of this year’s @WarsawForum! During the first meeting, we discussed plans for cooperation and deepening our strategic dialogue on security and defense. 🇫🇷🤝🇵🇱
This partnership underscores the importance of Franco-Polish relations in addressing today’s security challenges.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/mDqcPY4mPD
W Pałacu Prezydenckim Szef @BPM_KPRP@MieszkoPawlak przyjął Doradcę Prezydenta Francji do spraw strategicznych Xaviera Chatela.
Rozmowy dotyczyły relacji dwustronnych, wojny na Ukrainie i sytuacji na Bliskim Wschodzie.
Take a quick glance at the panel titled From Finland’s North to the Black Sea’s Depth: Facing the New Iron Curtain?
🔹@Xavier_Chatel_
🔹@hlanderholm
🔹@JacekSiewiera
🔹Tomáš Pojar
Moderated by: prof. @KPisarska
Très reconnaissant pour un entretien important et profond avec le Président @EmmanuelMacron.
On a parlé de la guerre et le soutien à l’Ukraine, de l’importance d’un dialogue continu entre l’Europe et la société civile russe et des prisonniers politiques qu’il faut sauver des prisons en Russie et Biélorussie.