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FM Barrot visits Kyiv to reiterate France's unwavering support for Ukraine

(19 Oct 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv, Ukraine - 19 October 2024 1. Start of news conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha 2. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Noël Barrot, French Foreign Minister: “The first Mirage 2000 will be delivered to Ukraine in the first three months of 2025. At the same time, the training of Ukrainian pilots and mechanics is continuing." 3. Mid of news conference 4. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Noël Barrot, French Foreign Minister: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ “If this was confirmed, and we’ve exchanged on this topic with our Ukrainian partners, it wouldn't be a surprise, since North Korea's support for the Russian war effort has been known for a long time. But it would be extremely serious, because it would take the conflict into a new stage, a further escalation stage. In a way, it would also be Russia exporting this conflict to Asia. But, if I may say so, it would also be confirmation that Vladimir Putin's Russia is having such a hard time breaking through Ukrainian defenses and resistance that they have to call on North Korea for reinforcements." 5. Mid of news conference 6. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Noël Barrot, French Foreign Minister: “Your fight is also ours. By resisting the invader with exceptional courage, you are fighting for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but you are also holding a front line that separates Europe from Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which separates freedom from oppression. Because if Ukraine fell, and we will do everything to avoid it, energy prices, cereal prices, would be impacted, with incalculable consequences for the daily lives of Europeans and the French people." 7. Mid of news conference 8. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Noël Barrot, French Foreign Minister: “I will go to eastern Ukraine tomorrow, where the aggressor's tanks are committing numerous abuses against civilians, and where the valiant Ukrainian forces are repelling the aggressor's assaults and from which they launched their tremendous counter-offensive on Kursk.” 9. Barrot and Sybiha shaking hands and leaving STORYLINE: France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to reiterate France’s unwavering support for Ukraine. During a press conference following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha, Barrot said France will deliver a first batch of Mirage combat jets to Ukraine in the first three months of 2025, with Ukrainian pilots and mechanics also being trained to fly and maintain them. He also expressed alarm about reports that North Korea is supplying troops to Russia, saying it would be an “extremely serious” escalatory step but also “confirmation that Vladimir Putin’s Russia is struggling terribly to pierce Ukrainian defenses and resistance, to the point of having to call on North Korea to come and reinforce it.” Since the 2022 invasion, France has been one of Ukraine’s staunchest military, diplomatic and economic supporters in Europe. It is currently training and equipping what will become a full new brigade of Ukrainian soldiers for front-line deployment against Russia’s invasion forces. "By resisting the invader with exceptional courage, you are fighting for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but you are also holding a front line that separates Europe from Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which separates freedom from oppression," Barrot said. Barrot said he and his Ukrainian counterpart will be discussing how to advance Ukraine’s Victory Plan and win support for it from as many other nations as possible. AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...