Sejourne’s visit comes at a time when Kyiv’s allies in Brussels and Washington are struggling to secure further funding for military aid and modern weapons systems. A parliamentary report published last November put France’s military support to Ukraine at €3.2 billion (approximately $3.5 billion)

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    France’s newly-appointed foreign minister Stephane Sejourne arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday for his first official trip abroad.

    Sejourne’s visit comes at a time when Kyiv’s allies in Brussels and Washington are struggling to secure further funding for military aid and modern weapons systems.

    “This morning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike… against facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex,” the Defense Ministry said in a daily briefing.

    Ukraine has come under a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks in the early hours of Saturday, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

    “It should be noted that more than 20 of all the listed [weapons] which were not included in the number of the downed, did not reach their targets as a result of active countermeasures by electronic warfare,” the Air Force statement said.

    France’s newly-appointed foreign minister Stephane Sejourne arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday for his first official trip abroad.


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