France's Hollande says real risk of escalation in Ukraine

Reuters

Published Aug 30, 2016 06:30AM ET

Updated Aug 30, 2016 06:40AM ET

France's Hollande says real risk of escalation in Ukraine

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande warned on Tuesday that tensions in Ukraine had worsened in recent months and were at risk of further deteriorating.

Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had had contact throughout August with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko.