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France renews support for Ukraine after Russia launches overnight strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with the new French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné during their meeting in Kyiv on January 13, 2024. © Ukrainian presidential press service, via AFP

France's newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday on his first official visit abroad, vowing that Paris would maintain its support as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary.

His visit came a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a fresh package of military help in Kyiv, and as Ukraine waits to see if Brussels and Washington will unlock massive sums of new aid.

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