French President Francois Hollande is calling for sanctions on Russia to be lifted if there is progress in Ukraine.
During a two-hour radio interview, Hollande said sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States had not only hit Russia hard, but were also hurting the European economy. But there must be no new sanctions – and those in place should be lifted if there is progress on Ukraine, he added.
There will be an opportunity for that next week, when Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko and Russia’s Putin are scheduled to hold talks in Kazakhstan. Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been invited …read more
Source: Voice of America
