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France to move its embassy in Ukraine to Lviv, says foreign minister

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the embassy of France in Kyiv, Ukraine February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

France will move its embassy from Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to the Western city of Lviv, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told BFM TV on Monday.

Paris is the last Western country to move its embassy from the capital, but opted to move it given the worsening situation on the ground.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; writing by Sarah Morland; editing by John Irish)

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