Tue, 21-Oct-2025

France, Russia clash after Paris evokes ‘economic war’

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PARIS: France’s finance minister said on Tuesday that Europe was waging “economic war” against Russia, prompting a senior Kremlin figure to warn about the dangers of a “real” conflict between the countries. “We will bring about the collapse of the Russian economy,” Bruno Le Maire told the Franceinfo broadcaster on Tuesday morning after France, the … Read more

France says sanctions to ‘collapse’ Russian economy

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PARIS: France said on Tuesday that Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine will cause the Russian economy to collapse. “We will bring about the collapse of the Russian economy,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the Franceinfo broadcaster a day after France, the EU and others said they would impose a new … Read more