Fighting desperately to cling on to coal mines that were once the lifeblood of its industrial east, Ukraine's soldiers conceded they were struggling against intensifying Russian attacks.

The last thing that Paris should want is for these impressive birds to lose reputation on the export market after being shot down.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Friday at the end of a meeting with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, that French, Spanish and Europeans must get used to assume “a more important part” of the burden for security in relation to the conflict in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House.

The 155th Mechanized Brigade was given French training and weaponry but has been beset by scandal since before it deployed to the front lines.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed that French Mirage 2000 fighter jets will be defending Ukraine's skies by the end of the first quarter, 2025. — Ukrinform.

The new president’s lukewarm attitude toward the North Atlantic Treaty is a ‘European strategic wake-up call,’ France’s Macron warns.

Paris: Moscow’s tensions with NATO country France have flared up amid the Russia-Ukraine war. The French Navy’s patrol aircraft Atlantique 2 was flying over the Baltic Sea. Meanwhile, the Russian air defense system S-400 took an aim at it. The S-400 ‘locked’ this French aircraft with its radar.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss further support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict and the country’s European integration ambitions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he was open to discussions with US President Donald Trump on issues such as the Ukraine conflict and energy prices, and said it would be a good

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called "illegitimate".