France, Nov. 13 -- "On Monday, we will take new ​sanctions ‌against Russia, on 150 additional entities, 50 ⁠banks, and it's France which proposed the bulk of the entities to add," ‌Haddad told LCI television on Thursday.

"We will continue to put ⁠economic pressure on Russia and of course support Ukraine," he added.

His comments come as leaders from more than 40 European countries meet in Dublin on Thursday focused on the continent's fragile security, amid a new United States-backed effort to revive talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Haddad also condemned Moscow's decision on Wednesday to ban fo...