Permanent Representative of France to the UN Nicolas de Riviere called Russia's recognition of the so-called "Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics" ("DPR" and "LPR") in violation of the UN Charter and added that such a step could lead to European sanctions, AzVision.az reports citing TASS.
"This is obviously a flagrant violation of international law. This is a violation of Resolution 2202, the Minsk agreements, the UN Charter. There will be consequences from Europe for this, we can impose sanctions," he told reporters.
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