French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he was in favour of imposing new sanctions on Russia in the coming days if Moscow failed to respect a ceasefire, mentioning financial services and oil and gas as possible targets.

France is ready to discuss deploying its nuclear-armed warplanes in other European countries, as the United States does in certain nations,

France is spearheading a renewed European effort to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia, linking economic pressure to the urgent push for a ceasefire in Ukraine. France has taken the lead in rallying European Union partners to prepare new sanctions on Russia as hopes for a breakthrough in Ukraine peace efforts hinge on a proposed 30-day ceasefire.