Macron threatens further ‘massive sanctions’ against Russia on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on August 19, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on August 19, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron warns Russia it faces further major economic punishment if the Kremlin presses on with its war on Ukraine.

“If things continue in the military way… we will take further sanctions, including massive sanctions,” Macron says after a summit of EU leaders at the Palace of Versailles.

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