Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday to launch what she hopes will be a global effort to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
“Our support to Ukraine’s independent future remains unwavering,” Joly told a news conference in Kyiv.
“Ukraine’s supporters will stay the course; we cannot afford to lose confidence or waver, not even (for) a moment.
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