KIEV, March 6 – The French company Air Liquide, one of the global leaders on the market for industrial gases, has announced its decision to end operations in the breakaway areas of Ukraine's Donbas region, where it has a subsidiary, Air Liquide Yenakievo (Donetsk region).

The move was prompted by the decision of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) to introduce temporary administration at enterprises that are under Ukraine's jurisdiction.