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France says ‘time has come’ to ease tensions with Russia


Jean-Yves Le Drian says the prisoner exchange had created goodwill that needed to be reinforced. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: France said Monday that the time had come to start easing tensions with Russia as senior ministers held four-way talks in Moscow not seen since the crisis over Ukraine broke out.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said there was a “window of opportunity” for resolving the Ukraine conflict after a landmark prisoner exchange on Saturday, but that it was too soon to talk of lifting sanctions on Russia.
Le Drian and French Defence Minister Florence Parly were in Moscow for talks under the so-called …read more

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