Macron following the summit in Paris: now is not the time to lift sanctions from Russia
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The President of France stated that lifting sanctions from Russia is impossible until peace is established. Also, the coalition intends to increase economic pressure on the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
Now is not the time to lift sanctions from Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said following the summit of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris, UNN writes with reference to Sky News.
Details
Participants in today's meeting "unanimously agreed" that "now is not the time to lift sanctions in any way," Macron said.
"There can be no lifting of sanctions until peace is established," he added.
He also noted that the "coalition of the willing" aims to "maintain economic pressure on the [Russian] shadow fleet and on some industrial facilities, and we will remain mobilized on this issue."
Addition
This happened after the US announced that it would work to lift some sanctions against Russia.