[LIVE] War in Ukraine: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna visits kyiv
A man attends a street concert during kyiv Day celebrations which takes place every last Sunday in May, May 29, 2022. AP - Natacha Pisarenko
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On the 96th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Monday May 30, Ukraine claimed to regain ground in the Kherson region, in Russian hands since the start of the invasion.
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The main points:
► The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, is going to kyiv and Boutcha on Monday.
She will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky.
► Ukraine claims to regain ground in the Kherson region, in the hands of the Russians since the start of the invasion, near the villages of Andriyivka, Lozove and Bilohirka.
This counter-offensive comes as the new authorities of the city, appointed by the Kremlin, have already expressed the wish to be attached to Russia.
► The day after his visit to Kharkiv, the Ukrainian president is due to speak on Monday at the start of the European summit, by videoconference from kyiv.
New sanctions against Moscow are on the menu of this meeting of the Twenty-Seven.
► Fierce fighting is raging in eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are threatening the large city of Sievierodonetsk and its twin Lyssytchansk, after the conquest of the key locality of Lyman which opens the way to the large cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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6:30 am: The new French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, visits kyiv
The new head of French diplomacy, Catherine Colonna, made her first trip to Ukraine on Monday to "
show France's solidarity with the Ukrainian people (...) in the face of Russian aggression
", reported Monday the Quai d'Orsay.
Щойно прибула до України, щоб виявити підтримку Франції 🇫🇷 українсікому нок.
pic.twitter.com/5BFHYHDWmF
— Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) May 30, 2022
The Minister will meet with her counterpart and the Ukrainian President, Dmytro Kuleba and Volodymyr Zelensky, "
to discuss in particular the blocking of grain and oilseed exports from Ukraine which raises real risks of food insecurity
", specified the press release, which adds that the minister will also go to Boutcha, a city in the center of the country where massacres of civilians attributed to Russian troops took place.
She “
will hand over civil security equipment (fire trucks and ambulances)
” to the authorities.
.
@MinColonna is making her first trip to Ukraine today, to kyiv to show France's solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its full determination to strengthen its support for the 🇺🇦 in the face of aggression 🇷🇺 .
👉 https://t.co/xa2rc0r18y pic.twitter.com/OO8UERo969
— France Diplomacy🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo) May 30, 2022
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