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Since the

began , the messages from the Ukrainian authorities to the West have been clear and harsh.

This time an adviser to the

presidency has accused the French defense equipment group

of circumventing sanctions and selling to

equipment that was used to kill civilians in the

.

"A family was trying to escape but was killed by Russian assassins,"

tweeted .

"Killed, as is now being shown, with French weapons sold while circumventing sanctions in 2015," he added.

Thales denies the allegations.

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Ukraine accuses French company Thales of selling arms to Russia

An adviser to the Ukrainian presidency has accused French defense equipment group

of circumventing sanctions and selling

equipment used to kill civilians, claims Thales denies.

"A family was trying to escape but was killed by Russian assassins," presidential adviser

.

"Killed, as is now being shown, with French weapons sold while circumventing sanctions in 2015," he added.

Thales

, whose largest shareholder is the French state, has denied violating sanctions that were imposed after

annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014.

"Thales has always strictly complied with French and international regulations, including with regard to the 2014 European sanctions against

," the group said.

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