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French military instructors in Ukraine a ‘legitimate target’, Russia says


Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov makes statement during tour of Africa, where some countries have swayed toward Moscow

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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