ANY French military instructors in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for Moscow’s armed forces, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned during a tour of Africa.

He made the remarks on Tuesday at a joint news conference with Republic of Congo Foreign Minister Jean Claude Gakosso.

Referring to the military instructors that France has said it could send to train Ukrainian troops, Mr Lavrov said: “As for the French instructors, I think they are already on Ukrainian territory.