Putin to Macron: Ukrainians to lay down arms to help civilians in Mariupol

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated today that the Ukrainian forces defending Mariupol, this strategically important port in the Sea of ​​Azov, which has been under siege for weeks by the Russian army, should to surrender so that help can reach the civilians who are there.

“In order to find a solution to the difficult humanitarian situation in this city, the Ukrainian nationalist fighters must stop the resistance and lay down their arms,” ​​Putin said, according to a Kremlin statement issued by the Russian president. with his French counterpart, Emanuel Macron.

The two presidents also discussed the situation in Ukraine, developments in the talks held earlier today in Istanbul and Russia’s decision to demand payment in rubles for the gas supplied to the European Union, according to the Kremlin announcement.

Source: News Beast

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