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French Senate calls on government to ease sanctions against Russia French Senate, the upper house of the National Assembly adopted a resolution with amendments calling the government for a gradual scaling down of the EU’s sanctions imposed against Russia on Wednesday. However, the resolution provides for maintaining restrictions until full implementation of the Minsk agreements. 08.06.16 23:29 100 812 747 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ukraine's national football team arrived in France to take part in Euro 2016. PHOTOS On June 7, the Ukrainian soccer team arrived in France for participating in the 2016 UEFA European Championship. 08.06.16 10:25 34 910 95

France confirms detention of its citizen trying to smuggle weapons by Ukraine’s Security Service The Foreign Ministry of France has confirmed the detention of the French national on the territory of Ukraine. The person is suspected of illegal weapons smuggling and plotting terrorist attacks during the 2016 European Football Championship. 06.06.16 19:25 12 423 35

SBU prevented several terrorist attacks in France, - Hrytsak. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed a terrorist group that was planning a series of terrorist attacks in France on the eve of and during the 2016 European Football Championship. 06.06.16 13:58 79 571 197

US Department of Treasury representative to persuade France and Germany to maintaine sanctions pressure on Russia The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam J. Szubin will visit Paris and Berlin on June 7-8. 04.06.16 17:52 10 427 132 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

France opposes granting visa-free regime to Ukraine, Georgia, Kosovo in near future, - Interior Minister Cazeneuve French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve believes this is no time for the EU to grant a visa-free regime to Ukraine, Georgia, and Kosovo. 20.05.16 22:02 58 316 243 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EgyptAir's missing plane crashed, - Hollande Airliner A320 on flight from Paris to Cairo that went missing from radars Thursday morning could have fallen in 200 km from the Greek island of Karpathos. 19.05.16 15:39 72 901 72

EgyptAir A320 heading from Paris to Cairo missing with 66 on board, - Reuters An EgyptAir Airbus A320 carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea. 19.05.16 10:47 57 983 49

"EU sanctions contingent on Minsk deal implementation," - French Foreign Ministry French Foreign Ministry spokesperson commented at today's news briefing on the adoption of a resolution of the French National Assembly, calling for lifting EU sanctions against the Russian Federation. 28.04.16 21:20 7 345 42 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

UK and France back retaining sanctions against Russia until Minsk agreements fully implemented The EU economic sanctions against Russia expire in July this year. 04.03.16 13:04 7 729 20 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Elections in Donbas should be held in first half of 2016, - Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes that elections in the Donbas are to be held in the first half of this year. 01.03.16 10:35 47 664 300 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"Stop Russian aggression!" - mass demonstrations took place in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France. PHOTOS Mass rallies of the Ukrainian diaspora took place in Western Europe. People protested against Russia's aggression in the Donbas and Crimea, which has been going on for two years by now. 01.03.16 11:02 20 752 46 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

€1 billion worth of Russian assets seized in France, - Yukos shareholders The former majority shareholders of Yukos, seeking to recover $50 billion from Russia pursuant to a decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, have revealed the value of Russian assets seized in France in settlement of part of the debt. They estimate it at €1 billion, i.e. about 86 billion rubles. 22.02.16 22:34 38 816 190

German and French foreign ministers arrived in Kyiv for political talks, - media German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Ukraine for meetings with the country's authorities. 22.02.16 17:58 4 280 12

Ukrainian authorities to meet with Foreign Ministers of Germany and France Germany's foreign minister and his new French counterpart plan to make a joint visit to Kyiv on Monday to prod Ukraine's squabbling politicians to push ahead with reforms. 19.02.16 14:07 3 124 29

Terrible road accident in France: truck collided with school bus, six teenagers died. PHOTOS+VIDEO In the town of Rochefort in western France, a school bus collided with a truck carrying rubble. Six pupils were killed in the accident. 11.02.16 22:24 19 682 84

Ukraine must regain control of border with Russian Federation, - Hollande French President Francois Hollande insisted on the full implementation of the Minsk agreements by all parties. 21.01.16 18:07 37 761 175

Ukrainian citizen dies in Alps avalanche The number of people killed in an avalanche in the French department of Isère has reached two persons. 13.01.16 22:30 15 360 102

Former Yugoslav weapons used in Paris attack Some assault rifles used by the Islamic militants in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, later seized in police raids were produced in the former Yugoslavia's state arsenal. 29.11.15 13:17 9 537 50 Previously in trend: Attacks in Paris

Hollande wants Putin to join "grand coalition" to fight ISIS French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to create a "grand coalition" to fight the terrorist group "Islamic State." 26.11.15 23:40 54 050 369

Police special operation near Paris: three alleged terrorists detained, three more shot dead. PHOTOS Three people allegedly associated with the recent terrorist attacks in France were arrested during a police operation in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. 18.11.15 09:10 64 730 84 Previously in trend: Attacks in Paris

Hollande and Putin agreed on military coordination in fighting ISIS French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone talk to step up cooperation in the fight against Islamic State terrorist group in Syria. 17.11.15 18:15 21 782 235 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine War

West to retain sanctions against Russia until Minsk agreements fulfilled, - White House The U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and France have confirmed sanctions against Russia will remain in force until the Minsk agreements are fully implemented. 16.11.15 20:50 32 504 382 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

"I am impressed with how many people came to express their condolences," - French ambassador thanked Ukrainians. VIDEO Ambassador of France to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont expressed gratitude to Ukrainians for their support in the wake of the tragic events in Paris. 16.11.15 18:35 16 260 104 Previously in trend: Attacks in France

France counts on Ukraine's support at UN in fighting terrorism, - Ambassador Dumont France counts on Ukraine as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council supporting the fight against terrorism. 16.11.15 16:55 16 766 203

ISIS threatens terrorist acts in Washington Islamic State extremists, who claimed responsibility for the deaths of 129 people in Paris, threaten attacks on Washington. 16.11.15 16:25 22 011 146

Manhunt for terrorists involved in Paris attacks underway in France and Belgium. PHOTOS Heavily armed police officers wearing balaclavas surrounded the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels on Monday in a manhunt for Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have helped carry out the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday with his two brothers. 16.11.15 15:49 71 198 113 Previously in trend: Attacks in Paris

More attacks are coming for Europe, French PM says French authorities knew attacks were being prepared and has warned that more are expected to come. 16.11.15 12:47 20 355 160 Previously in trend: Attacks in Paris

World athletics ex-head Diack said to conceal doping results of Russian athletes The international athletics federation's former chief Lamine Diack has been put under formal investigation in France. He received payments from Russia in return for not revealing the doping of Russian athletes. As certain reports suggest, in recent years, Russia has won 80 percent of medals at the Olympic Games and world championships with the help of doping. 04.11.15 17:22 20 085 65

Poroshenko and Hollande agreed positions as Normandy talks approach. PHOTO President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met in Paris with French President Francois Hollande. 02.10.15 16:35 9 306 56

Putin and Hollande meet in Paris. PHOTO Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived to the Elysee Palace in Paris to meet with his French counterpart Francois Hollande. 02.10.15 14:32 26 755 174

French Foreign Ministry: Russia's negligence of Minsk agreements to be severely punished Russia's failure to stick to the Minsk agreements will be severely punished. 24.08.15 16:25 26 695 298 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

French and German foreign ministers ready for consultations with Russia on Donbas French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier are ready to initiate consultations with the Russian Federation to discuss aggravation in the Donbas. 10.08.15 23:18 23 023 403 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Klimkin convenes Normandy Four due to escalation in Donbas The Head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convenes a meeting of Normandy Four Foreign Ministers on behalf of President Petro Poroshenko. 10.08.15 18:10 22 729 189 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko instructed Klimkin to convene urgent consultations on Donbas at Normandy Four Foreign Ministers' level President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin to hold urgent consultations on the situation in the Donbas at the level of Foreign Ministries of Germany, France, and Russia. 10.08.15 16:55 9 859 97 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

SBU bans French deputies who visited occupied Crimea from Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine has forbidden 10 deputies of the National Assembly and the Council of France the country for three years. 30.07.15 16:24 14 015 333 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

German Foreign Ministry condemns French parliamentarians’ trip to occupied Crimea The German Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized the decision of French parliamentarians to visit Crimea occupied by Russia. 23.07.15 23:01 33 153 427 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine grateful to French Foreign Minister Fabius for his stance regarding French parliamentarians' unlawful visit to Crimea Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin thanked his French counterpart Laurent Fabius for his principled position regarding the French parliamentarians' plans to travel to Crimea. 23.07.15 22:40 8 207 35

France freezes funds in Russian 'Magnitsky' probe, - Reuters French authorities have frozen millions of euros in bank accounts after launching an investigation into an alleged Russian fraud scheme uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky, a Moscow lawyer who died in a Russian jail. 25.06.15 12:08 96 0

Yatseniuk and Hollande agreed to hold investment summit in Paris Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk met with French President Francois Hollande during his working visit to Paris on Wednesday, May 13. 13.05.15 16:45 4 624 54

Yatseniuk and Hollande meeting in Paris. PHOTOS The meeting between the two leaders of Ukraine and France has started in the Elysee Palace in Paris. 13.05.15 15:33 22 398 86

France and Germany are said to be attempting to block a joint statement at the Ukraine-EU summit This was announced by a European diplomat in a comment to UNIAN's own correspondent in Brussels on Saturday. 25.04.15 18:30 110 676 467

France will supply helicopters and tactical radio communication devices to Ukraine - Ukroboronprom Ukroboronprom State Concern signed new agreements with world's leading arms manufacturing companies from France. 23.04.15 10:15 58 508 344

Kyiv expects Paris to drop the idea of Mistral delivery to Russia - Ukrainian ambassador to France Ukraine expects France to renounce the idea to deliver Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia. 09.04.15 18:01 12 748 160

Lufthansa working on assumption that Airbus А320 crash in France was an accident German airlines Lufthansa said it was working on the assumption that the crash of a plane from its affiliate Germanwings in the French Alps on Tuesday was an accident and that any other theory would be speculative. 24.03.15 23:41 56 481 134

Germanwings Airbus crashed in South of France. 148 people feared dead. VIDEO An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote area of the French Alps on Tuesday. All 148 on board are feared dead. 24.03.15 14:28 82 300 193

Russia does not observe Minsk agreements: sanctions should be strengthened - Prime Minister of Poland Russia is not the party that is clearly and consistently adheres to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. In this regard, the EU should retain the existing sanctions against Russia and prepare for introduction of additional ones. 12.03.15 18:56 18 543 216 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

France and Germany convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Ukraine on Friday, Feb. 27, where it will discuss the implementation of the Minsk Agreement. 27.02.15 09:57 75 501 178