French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit to show support for Ukraine as it battles Russian troops that invaded the country more than seven months ago.
"Good morning Ukraine, it's good to be back," she wrote in a post on Twitter on September 27.
She also wrote the same in French and Ukrainian, and posted a picture of herself walking in Kyiv with the French ambassador to Ukraine, Etienne de Poncins.
Colonna first visited Kyiv during the war at the end of May.
Earlier this month, French President Emannuel Macron pledged his country's unwavering support for Kyiv in what he said would be a long war.
Macron had been criticized by Ukraine and some Eastern European allies for what they perceived as his ambiguous backing for Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion in late February, and his repeated dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Macron says dialogue is needed to help prevent the conflict from escalating.