Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take the first step in lifting sanctions by starting to remove retributive barriers Russia imposed against food imports from the European Union.
Bloomberg: Sarkozy says he told Putin Russia should lift sanctions first
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with former French president and President of the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party Nicolas Sarkozy at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on October 29, 2015.
