France condemns russian attack on Dnipro and confirms NATO meeting with Ukraine on Tuesday

France condemns russian attack on Dnipro and confirms NATO meeting with Ukraine on Tuesday

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France condemned russia's attack on Dnipro with a new Oreshnik ballistic missile and confirmed a NATO-Ukraine meeting on November 26. The main topics of the meeting will be strengthening Ukrainian air defense and limiting russian capabilities.

France has condemned Russia's recent attack on Dnipro and confirmed the holding of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Tuesday. This was reported by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNN reports with reference to Le Monde.

France deplores the massive attack on the Dnipro region by Russia using the Oreshnik ballistic missile, which caused significant damage in civilian areas

- a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

He added that putin's threats to European states and NATO members are unacceptable.

"This confirms russia's escalating position. The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet on Tuesday and allow Allies to discuss this issue. In this situation, there is only one aggressor - russia," he said.

Addendum

Ukraine's Foreign Minister said that Ukraine has initiated a meeting in the NATO-Ukraine format because of russia's use of a new ballistic missile to strike the Dnipro city. The meeting is scheduled to take place next Tuesday, November 26. The main topics of the meeting will be strengthening Ukrainian air defense and limiting russian capabilities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimedthat russia had used a new russian missile against Ukraine. All the characteristics - speed, altitude - of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

russian dictator vladimir putin said that russia attacked Ukraine by testing the "latest" intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik.

The russian "Oreshnik" missile launched on the Dnipro city was created in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, to which the United States and russia were parties until 2019.

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