French President Emmanuel Macron (L, Front) welcomes visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on March 26, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

France will provide an additional 2 billion euros (2.2 billion U.S. dollars) in aid for Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.

"France will continue its commitments," Macron told a press conference ahead of a summit in Paris of the "coalition of the willing" supporting Ukraine, scheduled for Thursday. (1 euro = 1.08 U.S. dollars)