French military instructors in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate target’, Russia says
by Associated Press in Oyo from World news | The Guardian on (#6N9PR)
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov makes statement after permission given by Kyiv for trainers to come from France to support its troops
Any French military instructors in Ukraine would be a legitimate target" for Russian armed forces, Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Tuesday during a tour of Africa, where frustration with the west has swayed several countries toward Moscow.
Lavrov made the remarks at joint news conference with the Republic of Congo's foreign minister, Jean Claude Gakosso.
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