Macron warned that Putin wants to escalate the war
President of France, Emmanuel Macronwarned this Sunday that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, wants to “intensify” the war in Ukraine, so Kiev’s allies should maintain their support.
“It is clear that Putin intends to escalate the fight“This could be seen for several weeks and in this context we must maintain our commitments to Ukrainians,” he said in a statement to the press.
Macron, who spoke at Buenos Aires airport shortly before beginning his journey to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit, reminded that the Russian military had launched an operation against Ukraine this past Sunday. “One of the most intense attacks since the beginning of the conflict” in February 2022.
Putin “He doesn’t want peace and isn’t willing to negotiate. And I believe we all have a duty to pressure Russia to stop the fighting.” Emphasized.
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finally explain it to him “It will be necessary to establish a permanent and negotiated peace, that is, a peace that allows to regulate regional issues, but also guarantees security for Ukraine.”
And on this point, the French President considers “It is absolutely necessary to give visibility to Ukrainians in terms of guarantees and support.”
“But I think today, if we want to know what Putin’s intentions are, what he did on the ground clearly shows that,” Has been added.
Macron missed him A Ukrainian mechanized brigade, trained and equipped FranceWill soon leave for his native country “to join this war of resistance.”