France warned Russia on Friday November 12 against any "
new attack on the territorial integrity of Ukraine
" after the deployment of Russian troops on the border with this country.
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The French Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of the Armed Forces, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Florence Parly, told their counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Sergueï Choïgou, during an interview in Paris, of "
their concerns about the deterioration of the situation. security in Ukraine and clearly warned of the serious consequences of any further possible attack on Ukraine's territorial integrity
, ”French diplomacy said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also voiced concerns earlier today.
"
We are very concerned about some of the unusual troop movements we are seeing at the borders of Ukraine,
" the
foreign minister
told reporters.
"
Russia would be making a big mistake if it repeated what it did in 2014,
" he added, reiterating a warning issued this week in reference to the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula to Crimea ago. seven years.