• French foreign minister: sanctions against Saudi Arabia possible
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-turkey-france/french-foreign-minister-sanctions-against-saudi-arabia-possible-idUSKCN1N50V8?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29
Kinda weak when Germany has already closed down its weapon exports and called for France to do the same.
Get on with it then!
"He downplayed the importance of weapon sales to Saudi Arabia for the French economy, saying they represented only 7 percent of the France’s overall weapon exports." So Macron straight up lied. We do export weapons to them right now.
How surprising.
I didn’t catch this Macron soundbite. I’ve heard party officials (minister of armies Mrs.Parly)peddle this narrative but I’m pretty sure SA sanctions are still being negociated. https://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2018/10/27/ventes-d-armes-a-l-arabie-saoudite-macron-se-dissocie-de-merkel_5375467_3218.html says right here he hinted at a possible arms sales sanctions specifically against war in Yemen in addition to the sanctions being negociated in riposte for the assassination of JK
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