Chairman of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy says he regrets a resolution passed by France's Senate to call for the cancellation of anti-Russian sanctions and hopes that the French government will not support the recommendation.

"This is a recommendation. The final decision should be taken by the government. Of course, I count very much that the government of France will take a responsible decision and will go for the sanctions, as today this is one of the most important issues that unite the European Union," he told reporters in Kyiv on Thursday.

However, the Ukrainian parliament speaker said that the resolution had become possible under pressure of the pro-Russian lobby and Russia's influence on French businessmen.