Complex sentence: The French position towards the Spanish Republic was characterized by its hesitant attitude and its ambivalence and the government of France did not send direct support to the Spanish Republicans and towards the end of the Spanish republic ended up turning against it.
Split into simpler sentences: The French position towards the Spanish Republic was characterized by its hesitant attitude and its ambivalence. Thus the government of France did not send direct support to the Spanish Republicans and towards the end of the beleaguered republic ended up turning against it.