British politician: I would like to see more action from France and Germany in Ukraine

Consumer Party Chairman Oliver Downen has suggested that France and Germany are not attracting their weight when it comes to Ukraine's support.

Speaking to Sky News, he said there have been <x0 positive moves from France and Germany, but I would like to see more of them”.

Asked whether the two countries “are left behind”, he said that “would like to see more”.

Germany in particular has faced criticism that it has been slow to provide significant support to Ukraine and to first plan to proceed with a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. France's attention is currently in its presidential election, which is being voted in today.

The two contenders -- current President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen -- have very different approaches to the situation in Ukraine.

Le Pen has been charged with close ties with Russia and has said it would not send heavy arms to Ukraine or support an energy embargo on Russia.

Meanwhile, Macron has been more willing to show support for Ukraine, but he received criticism when he refused to describe Russia's actions in Ukraine as <x0-genocide”, because he said the two countries are “brothers”.