The Digester

French president Emmanuel Macron says the invasion has failed militarily, economically and strategically and pledges continued support for Ukraine.

Macron said the war is a military, economic and strategic failure that has strengthened NATO and galvanised Europeans.
He said only about 1% of Ukrainian territory has been seized since the front line stabilised in November 2022 and that Ukraine recaptured some areas last month.
He said more than 1.2 million Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed, which he described as the highest Russian combat casualties since World War II.
He said Russia is recruiting people from Africa to send to the Ukrainian front often without prior training.
Macron pledged continued supply of equipment, ammunition, training, air defence and counter-drone support and maintenance for delivered equipment.
He warned that deploying Western troops to Ukraine now would escalate the conflict and risk losing control over the situation.

Macron: Russia's war is a "triple failure"