French defence minister and his Ukrainian counterpart discuss frontline situation

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu has had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umierov to discuss the war unleashed by Russia.

The French minister noted that the conversation included a discussion about the current frontline situation.

"My counterpart Rustem Umierov and I have discussed the [latest] developments on the battlefield and further actions to support Ukraine on the part of France," he said on X (Twitter).

In June, the French-German concern KNDS announced that it would set up a subsidiary in Ukraine.

In May, Lecornu reported that France would supply Ukraine with a new batch of Aster anti-aircraft missiles for the SAMP/T air defence systems.