President François Hollande halted the delivery of the first of two warships to the Russian navy on Sept. 23, the clearest sign yet that the west was preparing to take further punitive action against the Kremlin despite claims by Vladimir Putin he was pursuing a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Financial Times: France halts delivery of warship to Russia
A group of expatriates and local residents rally at the French Embassy in Kyiv on June 1 to protest France's sale of two warships.
