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Mistral AI pursuing Palantir-style partnership with Kyiv
Published on 16.06.2026 at 04:00 GMT.
Updated on 16.06.2026 at 07:39 GMT
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An advertisement for French AI startup Mistral AI displayed inside Grand Central subway station in New York, on 21 May 2026.<br>© Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
The French AI startup is set to deploy a team in Kyiv, with the backing of the French Defence mission there, to work with the Ukrainian Centre for Innovation and Development of Defence Technologies. Mistral AI is seeking to gain access to the DELTA ecosystem and its combat data, a move which Palantir is watching closely.
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