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Macron pledges more French arms and aid to Ukraine in phone call with Zelensky

Emmanuel Macron (left) met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky (right) in Kyiv 16 days before Vladimi Putin ordered Russian armed forces into Ukraine. AP - Efrem Lukatsky

French president Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed to send more weapons and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as part of the international effort to help the country's fight against Russian forces.

Since the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his country's military units into Ukraine on 24 February, France has sent 615 tons of equipment including medical supplies, generators for hospitals, food and vehicles.

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