Letters: By sucking up to Putin, France and Germany paved the way for his invasion of Ukraine

SIR – It comes as no surprise to learn that both France and Germany (who regard themselves as the cement that holds the European Union together) have been flouting the EU’s own embargo on arms sales to Russia, imposed by Brussels following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 (report, April 24).

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