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Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has appealed to the French Senate, urging not to lift anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine.

Respective resolution No. 4731 was supported by 227 MPs on May 31, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

“Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada calls on the Senate of the French Republic to prevent the adoption of a decision which could be perceived by Russia as the weakening of the European Union’s united position on the unacceptability and condemnation of illegal actions by Moscow on the international arena, as well as could undermine the French Republic’s efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian situation,” the Ukrainian lawmakers said in their appeal.

In addition, the Ukrainian parliament asks the French Senate to strongly condemn Russia’s violation of the fundamental norms and principles of international law by way of committing violent actions in Ukrainian territory.

The Verkhovna Rada also calls on the French Parliament to fully be conducive to exerting further pressure on the Russian Federation as a country that violates a number of international treaties and conventions until that state finally returns to the international legal field.