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Statement from Laurence Engel, president of the national library of France, in solidarity with the Ukrainian people
The entire staff of the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France -BnF) joins me in expressing its solidarity with the Ukrainian people and strongly condemns the Russian aggression on its territory. Europe knows only too well that war ends in a stalemate with the tragic and irreversible consequences that go along with it.
Download the press release (EN - pdf - 70.23 Ko)