The Minsk agreement on the settlement in Ukraine must be respected by both parties, said the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande on the results of the Bavarian G7 summit on the first day of the week.

"The Minsk agreement remain a part of where to continue the discussion, they must be respected by the separatists, supported by Russia and the Ukrainian authorities ", - said Hollande at a press conference.

Speaking about sanctions against Russia, he said that they are able to only be revoked with the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. According to Hollande, France is ready to Express support for increased penalties in case of deterioration of the situation and their changes in case of improvement - such was the position of Paris from the beginning.

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