European leaders backing Ukraine say now’s not the time to lift Russian sanctions

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Ukraine’s European allies reiterated their viewpoint on Thursday that now is not an appropriate time to lift sanctions on Russia.

Leaders from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany affirmed after their “coalition of the willing” summit in Paris on Thursday that they will not lift sanctions on Russia — a seemingly coordinated response to the Trump administration’s consideration to do just that.

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