"We should never forget that war is always a defeat," Pope Francis said.
"If we do not get the EU's response right and do not give Ukraine enough support to stop Russia, we are next. We must therefore be defense-ready and shift to a 'war economy' mode," Michel said.
Since the start of the war on Ukraine, more than 15,000 Ukrainian Jews have moved to Israel, but the Jewish community of Ukraine remains part of the state's social fabric.
Macron’s statement also comes at a time when the US position on support for Ukraine has been watered down due to partisan disputes in Congress.
Iranian Defense Minister also praises Qatar’s role in the region; Doha hosts Hamas, and Iran has frequently met Hamas leaders in Doha
In order to counter Russia, "a monolith," Guido Crosetto said Europe needed "a clear, non-contradictory strategy, and perhaps built together as a coalition'.
The Volga river region's Syzran refinery was on fire but an attack on the Novokubyshev refinery was thwarted, Governor Dmitry Azarov said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.