A CMA CGM ship, the Bahama-flagged 5,387-dwt ro-ro ship Aknoul has departed Marseilles for Constanta, Romania, with 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid, marking France's biggest contribution since Russia invaded Ukraine, reported Lyon's Euronews.
The cargo worth EUR10 million (US$9.8 million) 'concretely materialises [France's] solidarity,' said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
'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,' she said.
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.
Said Ms Colonna: '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.'
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The cargo worth EUR10 million (US$9.8 million) 'concretely materialises [France's] solidarity,' said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
'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,' she said.
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.
Said Ms Colonna: '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.'
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