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  • 3 years ago
France's new foreign minister Stephane Sejourne says his country's support to Ukraine "will not waver", choosing Kyiv for his first official visit abroad as the war with Russia drags on towards its second anniversary. The visit comes as Ukraine's Western allies struggle to secure funding, with some worrying that Kyiv could be forgotten amid new conflicts, including the war between Israel and Hamas.

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00:00 "I wanted to go to Ukraine for my first visit as a minister of Europe and foreign affairs
00:07 the very day after I took office.
00:11 It is a message addressed to the Ukrainians and it is a desire to establish a relationship
00:17 that is perhaps a little more personal.
00:19 Russia hopes that Ukraine and its support will be borne before it.
00:25 We will not weaken.
00:27 This is the message I want to bring to the Ukrainians.
00:30 Our determination is intact, as is our admiration for the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian
00:36 people in this very difficult period."
00:38 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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