What did France promise Kyiv before 9 June 2024?

What was the state of French military support for Ukraine on 9 June 2024? Two reported moments in the preceding days framed it.

On 4 June 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that French military instructors would be "legitimate targets" if they were deployed to Ukraine. The warning placed the question of French training for Ukrainian forces within the wider context of Russia–NATO relations.

Two days later, on 6 June 2024, President of France Emmanuel Macron announced that his country would send Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft to Ukraine. He also said France would train Ukrainian pilots, with both steps due by the end of 2024.

Taken together, the reports showed Paris setting out a concrete package of aircraft and training while Moscow publicly threatened any French instructors who might enter Ukraine. As of 9 June 2024, the jets had been promised, not delivered, and the timeline ran to the end of the year.