France says U.S. decision to halt military aid to Ukraine will push peace further away

The Guardian and BFM TV reported the information.  

"Fundamentally, if you want peace, does a decision to suspend arms to Ukraine reinforce peace or does it make it more distant? It makes it more distant, because it only strengthens the hand of the aggressor on the ground, which is Russia," Haddad said.  

The French minister also emphasized that pressure should be applied to Russia, "not on Ukraine, as we have seen in recent weeks."

• After the United States suspended military aid to Ukraine, Lithuanian Presidential Advisor Marius Česnulevičius said that Washington's decision was not a surprise and that Europe is preparing a response.