France, March 10 -- France is to allocate nearly €200 million in military aid to Ukraine, funded by interest from frozen Russian assets, as part of its ongoing support for Kyiv against the Russian invasion.

France is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth almost €200 million from the interest earned on frozen Russian assets, the defence minister said in an interview published on Sunday.

In the interview with the Tribune Dimanche newspaper, Sebastien Lecornu described the suspension of US weapons deliveries to Ukraine as a "heavy blow" to Kyiv's fight against the Russian invasion.

"This year we will mobilise, thanks to the interests of frozen Russian assets, a new package of 195 million euros" for Ukraine, Le...