Macron: The situation in Ukraine is extremely worrying

Particularly anxious appeared Emanuel Macron for the situation in Ukraine and called on cessation of offensive actionsin the context of statements made after the end of the European Union – African Union Summit.

The French president stressed that the solution must be found through diplomacy, while he clarified that aggressive actions should not be repeated on the Russian-Ukrainian border, following reports of explosions and deaths.

“The situation is extremely worrying and it has caused a lot of casualties in the last few hours. “At the moment we do not have any evidence of any Russian military escalation in Ukraine,” he said. Reuters.

“We demand a quick de-escalation”

At the same time, the AFP states that Macron added that “the bombing was repeated in the contact zone. “Firstly, we call for a cessation of hostilities and a rapid de-escalation, and secondly, for the resumption of constructive negotiations as we continue to say that through dialogue this situation can find its evolution.”

“I greet them statements by President Putin, but if we want to be reliable partners, it is always good for the actions to agree with the statements. “So we want to be able to have the specific data to follow them,” he added.

Emanuel Macron also reminded that “in the next few hours there will be close coordination between European and American alliesAs a teleconference has been scheduled between Joe Biden, several European leaders, including the French president and NATO.

Source: News Beast

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