It will be a nice turn of events for Russia if it happens. French Finance Minister Emmanuel Macron hinted this weekend in Moscow that his country would support an end to sanctions when they come up for renewal in July. “The objective we all share is to be able to lift sanctions next summer because the process has been respected,” he was quoted as saying in Le Figaro on Monday. For sanctions to be extended beyond July, all members of the E.U. would have to be in agreement.
Forbes: In Moscow, France signals Russia sanctions end in July
Supporters of French Front National far-right party top candidate Christophe Boudot watch the results of the first round of the regional election in Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne region on December 6, 2015 in Lyon, central-eastern France.
