# France backs sanctions on Russia over Leipzig attack, urges shadow fleet measures: Foreign Minister

https://mins.news/en/item/41844

- TRT World, 2026-09-02 09:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/876b0a46bef3

> France supports sanctions against Russia over the Leipzig attack and is urging measures targeting the shadow fleet, the foreign minister says. Barrot summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires in Paris to lodge a strong protest based on evidence supplied by Germany.

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