Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in France for an official visit on Thursday and Friday.
President Emmanuel Macron will receive Zelensky at the Élysée Palace on Friday, the Élysée told dpa on Tuesday. The two planned to discuss the situation in the defence against the Russian invasion and the needs of Ukraine, it said.
It was already known that Zelensky would take part in the commemoration on Thursday of the Allied landings in Normandy 80 years ago in World War II.
Macron had announced that he wanted to comment on the issue of a possible deployment of French military trainers to Ukraine at this time.
The possibility of sending Western military trainers to the war zone in order to provide more effective support to the Ukrainian army, which has come under pressure, has been repeatedly discussed recently. Officially, there have been no such training programmes to date.
The fourth visit by the Ukrainian president since Russia launched its invasion just over two years ago offers Macron the opportunity to reaffirm France's determination to support Ukraine and its people in the long term and with all its partners, the Élysée Palace announced.
Back in February, Macron had already brought up the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine, which he did not want to rule out, sparking a lively debate among the Western NATO allies.
Zelensky will be received with military honours by French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Friday morning, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday, adding that Zelensky will then visit the defence company KNDS in Versailles and meet other representatives of the French defence industry.
US President Joe Biden, who is also attending the D-Day commemoration in Normandy, is also expected to be in France during Zelensky's visit. It is not yet known if and when the two will meet with Macron to discuss the situation in Ukraine.