The Eiffel Tower lit within the colors of the Ukrainnian flag in a present of help to Ukraine. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)
The Eiffel Tower was lit within the colors of Ukraine’s flag on Thursday in a mark of help for Kyiv on the eve of the primary anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
The tower, one of many world’s most visited landmarks, was swathed in blue and yellow gentle shortly after sunset within the French capital.
The highest of the tower was bathed in blue, and the underside in yellow, with the tower’s routine white highlight rotating at its high.
“Glory to Ukraine!” tweeted Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo in Ukrainian.
Hidalgo had requested for the present of help, which comes as France, like different western nations, is boosting arms deliveries to Kyiv.
The French defence ministry stated final week that the primary batch of AMX-10 armoured autos President Emmanuel Macron promised could be delivered inside days.
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