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French Foreign Minister says Russia is 'pretending to negotiate' in Ukraine talks

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. © AFP/Alik Keplicz

Russia is pretending to negotiate with Ukraine, while pursuing the invasion of its neighbour in line with a brutal strategy it has used elsewhere, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday.

"Unfortunately we're still facing the same Russian logic - making maximalist demands, wanting Ukraine to surrender and intensifying siege warfare," Le Drian told newspaper Le Parisien.

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