“At the same time, I look at the facts and want to keep the chances of stopping this war and restoring peace as much as possible. I am not convinced that a verbal exacerbation will help it, “the French president emphasized.
Political leaders need to choose their names carefully, Macron said in an interview with France 2, who has launched a pre-election campaign ahead of the second round of the French presidential election on April 24, in which he will have to contend with far-right candidate Marina Lepen for the second time.
He said it was best to use caution when using the term genocide in such situations, especially because “Ukrainians and Russians are brothers.” “Fraternal peoples” is a term often used in Russian propaganda to emphasize supposedly close ties between nations.
Macro France 2 promised to call Russian President Vladimir Putin once again in the coming days, as well as to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Biden on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops of genocide in Ukraine. This was the first time the US presidential administration had used the term “genocide” to refer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“It is becoming increasingly clear that Putin is simply trying to get rid of even the idea of being a Ukrainian,” Biden said.
Macron expressed a similar view after Biden called Putin a “butcher” after meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Poland last month.
Zelensky welcomed Baiden’s position. He himself has said that he has been subjected to genocide against the Ukrainian state and people since February 24, when Russia launched an invasion.
In turn, in response to Makron’s remarks, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said that it is disappointed in the choice of French president’s terms.
“After all the statements by the Russian leadership and the criminal actions of the Russian military, the reluctance of French President Emanuel Macron to acknowledge the Ukrainian genocide is disappointing,” said Oleh Nikolenko, a spokesman for the ministry.
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