France and Germany reaffirmed their support for Ukraine for as long as needed in its war with Russia. “We are in full agreement … that we must support the Ukrainians for as long as necessary,” French foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné told journalists in Berlin, alongside German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock. Newly appointed Séjourné met Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Saturday on his first official visit abroad, vowing that Paris would maintain its support. “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. North Korean foreign minister Choe Son-hui will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of her counterpart Sergei Lavrov, the North’s KCNA news agency said.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2024 09:37 UTC