MOSCOW. Feb 13 (Interfax) - France did not give any ultimatums to Russia before the "Normandy format" meeting in Minsk, Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov said.
"France did not give Russia any ultimatums. We do not talk in the language of ultimatums with France, on the contrary, all recent public statements made by French President Francois Hollande have a tone that is respectful to the president of the Russian Federation and Russia in general," he said in an interview with Interfax, responding to a question as to whether France made any demands before the meeting in the "Normandy format."