"We have already had several debates on this issue," Bizet said. "I think we have been working up to this and there will be a positive reaction, considering the results [impact of sanctions] that we have seen."
Bizet, who presides over the Senate’s European Affairs Committee, said that the Senate was going to hear two reports that, he said, were "likely to recommend lifting individual and economic sanctions."
"This will likely be in the form of a resolution proposal that will inform the government about the Senate’s stance on this issue," he said, adding "We want to address the government before the end of the session."
The lower-house National Assembly is due to vote on April 28 on whether France should keep the restrictions on Russia, which were imposed over its reunification with Crimea in 2014. It was proposed by Thierry Mariani who had previously headed several delegations to Russia.
