The corresponding video was released by the French leader in a message on the Twitter microblogging service. 

Hommage à l'Ukraine et à son peuple.

Hommage à toi, cher Volodymyr, pour ton courage et ton commitment.

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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 9, 2023

"A tribute to Ukraine and its people.

Kudos to you, dear Volodymyr, for your courage and dedication," Emmanuel Macron captioned the video on Twitter.

Towards victory, towards peace, towards Europe.

To victory, to peace, to Europe.

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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 9, 2023

Elle se bat pour la paix et porte les valeurs de notre Union européenne: Ukraine will never be alone.

It fights for peace and carries the values ​​of our European Union: Ukraine will never be alone.

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— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 9, 2023

In particular, in a video published on the social network, the French president presents his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky with the Order of the Legion of Honor.

The heads of state touchingly embrace and hold hands. 

"She fights for peace and carries the values ​​of our European Union: Ukraine will never be alone. To victory, to peace, to Europe," Macron added in other messages on social networks.

Note that the Order of the Legion of Honor is the highest award in France, awarded by the president of the republic for military or civilian merit.

The Legion was founded on May 19, 1802. Napoleon Bonaparte's decree of July 14, 1804 "On awards to members of the Legion of Honor" established the order of the Legion.

The motto of the order is Honneur et patrie ("Honor and Fatherland"). 

Since all royal awards were abolished after the French Revolution, it was decided to start a new order to reward both military and civilian citizens.

The idea of ​​the award was borrowed from the Roman legion, where all members had certain titles — legionnaire, officer, commander — and all together resembled a knightly order. 

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"The plan you proposed is the basis for discussions on the way that should lead us to an international peace conference," Macron said. 

Also in France, the Ukrainian leader emphasized that we all have little time left, so the 

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"I believe that today we will strengthen our unity!" - declared the head of the Ukrainian nation. 

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