Section: The Local (France)
Hollande and Putin set up Armenia meet
French President Francois Hollande will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to Armenia on April 24th, a source in his office said Friday. …read more Source: The Local...
France tops military spending in west Europe
France was the biggest military spender in western Europe last year, a leading thinktank has found, while many eastern European countries made dramatic increases in spending as the Ukraine crisis continues. …read more Source: The Local...
France sees boom in Ukrainian asylum requests
The conflict in the Ukraine has pushed tens of thousands of Ukrainians to seek asylum across Europe, with France alone seeing a ten-fold increase in the number of applications. …read more Source: The Local...
France tests Moscow’s second Mistral ship
France went ahead on Monday with the testing phase for the second Mistral ship that Paris has sold to Moscow, despite the controversial deal being on hold due to tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
France demands reaction if Ukraine truce violated
France and other western countries are calling for a “strong reaction” from the international community if a major violation of a truce in Ukraine occurs, the French presidency said after video conference talks. …read more Source: The Local...
Leaders hail Ukraine ceasefire progress
French President Francois Hollande has agreed to further steps in putting last month’s Ukraine ceasefire accords into action on Monday evening in a phone conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The Local...
Paris hosts new round of Ukraine peace talks
Efforts to bring peace to Ukraine move to Paris on Tuesday when foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet to try and save the Minsk II ceasefire deal struck earlier this month. …read more Source: The Local...
France insists Ukraine ceasefire deal not dead
Despite reports of ongoing violent clashes in the east of Ukraine, France insisted on Wednesday that the ceasfire deal agreed on in Minsk was “not dead”. Hollande wasz due to speak to Putin on Wednesday evening. …read more Source: The Local...
France not ready to sell warships to Russia
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday the conditions were “still not right” to go ahead with the sale of two Mistral warships to Russia despite Moscow having backed a new Ukraine peace plan. …read more Source: The Local...
Reports of Ukraine deal after marathon talks
Reports were emerging on Thursday morning that the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were set to announce an agreement to bring about a ceasefire following all-night discussions. …read more Source: The Local...
