France's newly-appointed foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday on his first official visit abroad, vowing that Paris would maintain its support as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary, reports FRANCE 24.
His visit came a day after British prime minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a fresh package of military help in Kyiv, and as Ukraine waits to see if Brussels and Washington will unlock massive sums of new aid.
"Despite the multiplying crises, Ukraine is and will remain France's priority," Séjourné told Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba at a joint news conference earlier Saturday.
Later, he held talks with Zelensky that lasted for about an hour, a source close to the minister told AFP.
"I appreciate France's unwavering defence support for our soldiers and assistance to our people," Zelensky wrote on X.