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France says Ukraine using missiles inside Russia still an ‘option’

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Paris would consider allowing Ukraine to use French long-range missiles to hit military targets inside Russia after the United States gave Kiev permission to use American missiles for the same purpose. “We have clearly said that this is an option,” Barrot told reporters in Brussels, referring to a view clearly expressed by President Emmanuel Macron in May. SOUNDBITE