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French defence minister to visit Ukraine for first time since conflict began

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center, attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on 13 October, 2022. NATO Defense Ministers convened to assess the situation in Ukraine. © AP/Olivier Matthys

French Minister of Defence and the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to show France's continued support.

"He will notably pay homage to the dead at the Heroes' monument in Kyiv and will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksiy Reznikov," the Ministry said without further details.

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