– Zelensky's step. Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Albania on Tuesday evening to take part in a security conference this Wednesday. This is the first time he has visited this Balkan country since Russia invaded his country. Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani assured that Albanians were “in solidarity with Ukraine in its heroic fight against Russia.”
– Kyiv encouraged by Macron's position. The words of the French president, who could not “rule out” the sending of Western troops to Ukraine, were “a good sign,” the Ukrainian presidency welcomed on Tuesday. Speaking to AFP, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaïlo Podoliak acknowledged that at the moment this option was only “a proposal for discussion,” but considered that these statements had “moved the discussion to another level.” “Mr Macron is now showing a deep understanding of the risks that the war in Ukraine poses for Europe,” he said.
– “Russia does not threaten France. Even after these statements by the French head of state, the spokesman for the Russian Embassy in France, Alexander Makogonov, reiterated that Russia “does not threaten France. It's a creation, it's part of political mythology.” “Do you have a Russian official or a law that threatens France? Everything is made up, at a certain point we have to return to common sense,” he stressed.
– Ukraine “is not a priority”. The wave of immigration to the southern border of the United States remains a “priority” over financial aid to Ukraine, Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson said on Tuesday. Lawmakers are “actively seeking” solutions to a tens of billions of dollars in spending package, including aid to Ukraine, but the country’s “priority is our border” with Mexico, he said.