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France pushing for energy sanctions against Russia

France’s economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire said there is a “total determination” from all 27 EU member countries to reinforce sanctions against Russia that could finally target the energy sector after evidence of massacre of Ukrainian civilians emerged this week

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

France freezes 850 million euros of Russian property and assets

France has seized around 850 million euros of Russian oligarchs' assets on its soil, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 21, 2022

French Ukraine crisis resilience plan will cost 25-26 billion euros - minister

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday put at between 25 billion euros and 26 billlion euros the total cost of measures to help mitigate the impact on the French economy of sanctions against Russia.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Former Russian president calls out French finance chief over economic war claim

Former Russian president Dimitry Medvedev has hit out at France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire after he claimed that Europe was waging economic war against Russia.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 2, 2022

French minister declares economic 'war' on Russia, and then beats a retreat

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire declared an "all-out economic and financial war" against Russia to bring down the its economy as punishment for invading Ukraine, before rowing back on language he later said was inappropriate.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Top Russian security official hits back at French threat of "economic war" against Russia

Russia's top security official Dmitry Medvedev responded on Tuesday to comments by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire promising to wage an economic and financial war against Russia.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Sanctions Will Prompt Collapse of Russian Economy, France Says

Russia will face the collapse of its economy as a result of Western sanctions punishing Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday. The United States and its allies have imposed sanctions on Russia's central bank, its top businesses, oligarchs and officials, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

New European Tech Fund to be Launched Tuesday

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said a new European technology fund would be officially launched on Tuesday, with a value of around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), enabling the European tech sector to compete with US and Asian rivals. Le Maire announced this new fund on Monday as he…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022