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Stoltenberg in Ukraine: NATO chief makes first visit to Kyiv since Russian invasion

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Ukraine for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Stoltenberg pledged continued military support for Ukraine, saying that, so far, NATO allies had trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops and provided 65 billion euros of military aid alone. Ukraine's NATO membership bid and robust security guarantees will be high up on the summit's agenda. Listen to Jens Stoltenberg speaking and FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv Gulliver Cragg telling us more.

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