Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned the West against lifting
sanctions on
Russia as
France pushes for rapprochement with Moscow.
Addressing the Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum, Zelensky said that some of Ukraine's Western partners have considered lifting sanctions against Russia.
"I am sorry but we are losing people," Zelensky said, referring to Russia's annexation of Crimea and the Moscow-backed separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.