At a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels, Emmanuel Macron brought up the subject war in ukraine. The President of France has announced that he wishes to call Vladimir Poutine. The politician explained that he intends to call on the Russian leader to stop the bombings and carry out more drone attacks.

War in Ukraine. What will Putin discuss with Macron?

“The most urgent matter today is to continue to call for a truce and an end to the bombardments. These attacks are largely war crimes. The target of the Russians is the civilian infrastructure, completely innocent people are suffering – explained Emmnauel Macron. The politician stressed that Russia’s actions are not a “special operation” (this is how the Kremlin defines invasion – editor’s note) but a “total war aimed solely at territorial conquest”.

According to the AFP agency, the French president also wants to put pressure on Moscow to finalize an agreement on the safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, including the largest – in Zaporizhia. “I want us to be able to completely remove the heavy weapons, the small arms and the armed forces from there. We are very close to getting it,” he explained.

War in Ukraine. Important call from Macron

Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday December 13, accompanied by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, currently President of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, called on Russia to immediately cease airstrikes and drone attacks against civilians and Ukrainian infrastructure. The French president expressed hope that China, India and other world powers would join in the pressure on Russia.

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