The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has indicated to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that his offensive on Ukraine is going “according to plan” and what could flare up. This is how Putin has transferred it to Macron in a telephone conversation at the request of the former, in which the Russian has warned that if the Ukrainians do not accept his terms through political-diplomatic means, Russia will obtain them through military means.
From this conversation, Macron has made it clear that “the worst is yet to come” in war, given Putin’s determination. The French president reportedly told Putin that is making “a serious mistake”that he was looking for “excuses” and that his actions were not in accordance with reality and could not justify his violence and the price that his country is going to pay, which will end up “isolated, weakened and under sanctions” for a long period of time.
From the Elysee they admit that although the talk was “tense” on the meritsthe dialogue was frank and there intend to keep in touch in the future because both leaders “can say strong things without breaking the conversation.”
On this occasion, Macron has once again demanded that Putin end the military offensive and He has asked him to guarantee the physical integrity of both the Ukrainian president, VolodÃmir Zelenski, as well as his relatives and all the civilians in the country. Putin has ensured that civilians are not a military target.
Furthermore, according to French sources, Putin maintains that the Ukrainians are committing “war crimes” and they are behaving like “Nazis”which is why, although he says he is open to negotiation, he plans to “go to the end”, until he takes control of the entire country.
France bets on more sanctions
Despite the sanctions against Russia already imposed by the international community, France believes that there is still room to tighten the siege on Russia with more support for Ukraine, initiatives with those who can put pressure on Putin or new economic or diplomatic measures.
His bilateral conversation was followed by another between Macron and Zelensky, in which the French president explained the Russian president’s conditions and the ukrainian president maintained that they will not surrender.
Hours later, the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine began in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in the Belarusian region of Brest.
Source: Lasexta
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