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France Def Min Lecornu Meets Zelensky In Kyiv

UKRAINE
France defence minister Sébastien Lecornu has travelled to Ukraine today in a show of support for Ukraine.
  • In Kyiv, Lecornu met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and defence minister Oleksii Reznikov.
  • Lecornu's visit follows a trip to Warsaw where he signed an agreement with Poland to provide two reconnaissance satellites to monitor activities in Ukraine.
  • Lecornu said ahead of the trip - his first to Ukraine since the war began: “Our support for Ukraine has been constant."
  • France 24 reports that, "many in Ukraine remain critical of the French government's response to the war because of President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to maintain contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin and seek a negotiated solution."

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