Overview

• French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Kyiv on July 21 for discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
• Hours before his arrival a Russian drone and missile barrage hit the capital, killing one person and igniting several fires.
• Barrot plans to tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant where France has supported repairs to a radiation cover damaged by a February drone strike.
• Meetings with Ukrainian leaders focused on ramping up military aid, launching joint arms production and establishing a €200 million support fund for critical infrastructure.
• The visit follows the EU’s adoption of a 15 percent price cap on Russian oil exports to third countries under its latest sanctions package.