KYIV, Feb 9 - The French Republic will provide Ukraine with EUR 1.2 billion of program funding that can be used for joint projects, Deputy Head of the President's Office Rostyslav Shurma said.

"Today, the President of France announced a new program of financial cooperation with Ukraine. In addition to the already allocated macro-financial assistance of EUR 1.2 billion from the European Union, the French side allocates another EUR 1.2 billion of program funding," the presidential press service said, citing Shurma.