French parliamentarians approved a resolution not to renew sanctions on Russia, put in place after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Sanctions must be renewed by consent of the EU’s 28 members before the end of July and have so far been extended for two years. Countries with close economic ties to Russia, such as Hungary and Italy, have shown greater degrees of reluctance so far.
Thierry Mariani, the Republican MP who put forward the resolution for a vote, said the sanctions “are totally ineffective today to solve this international crisis and are dangerous for France’s interests.”
The vote in the lower …read more
Source: Newsweek
