The Embassy of France in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of
France
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in
Ukraine
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.
History
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
recognised the independence of
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
on December 27, 1991. Diplomatic relations were established on January 24, 1992. During the
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, the embassy was relocated to
Lviv
Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...
on 28 February 2022 and returned to Kyiv on 15 April 2022.
List of Ambassadors
* 1992 - 1993
Hugues Pernet
* 1993 - 1995
Michel Peissik
* 1995 - 1997
Dominique Chassard
* 1997 - 2001
Pascal Fieschi
Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** Blaise Pascal, Frenc ...
* 2002 - 2005
Philippe de Suremain
* 2005 - 2008
Jean-Paul Véziant Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to:
Places
* Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
* Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II
People Given nam ...
* 2008 - 2011
Jacques Faure
* 2011 - 2015
Alain Rémy Alain may refer to:
People
* Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Alain (surname)
* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein
* Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...
* 2015 - 2019
Isabelle Dumont
* 2019 - present
Etienne de Poncins
See also
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France–Ukraine relations
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Foreign relations of France
In the 19th century France built a new French colonial empire second only to the British Empire. It was humiliated in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, which marked the rise of Germany to dominance in Europe. France allied with Great Bri ...
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Foreign relations of Ukraine
Ukraine has formal relations with many nations and in recent decades has been establishing diplomatic relations with an expanding circle of nations. The foreign relations of Ukraine are guided by a number of key priorities outlined in the fore ...
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Embassy of Ukraine, Paris
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Diplomatic missions in Ukraine
References
External links
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Embassy of France, Kyiv*
French Ministry of Foreign AffairsПосольство Франції в Україні
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
France–Ukraine relations
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