The French head of state said on Monday that, to end the war, peace should be built without “humiliating” Russia. A position deemed too lax by the Ukrainian president.
Emmanuel Macron is tryingin vainto dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, not judging “not correct“that the French president is ready, according to him, to”make diplomatic concessionsto Russia.
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“We must not look for a way out for Russia, and Macron does it in vain“, regretted Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday evening on the Italian television channel RAI 1, according to images broadcast Friday on his Telegram channel. “I know he wanted to get results in the mediation between Russia and Ukraine, but he didn’t get any.“, he asserted. “Until Russia itself wants and understands that it needs (the end of the war, editor’s note), it will not seek a way outadded the Ukrainian president.
Do not “humiliate” Russia
Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that, to end the war waged in Ukraine by the Russian army, peace will have to be built without “humiliate” Russia. For Volodymyr Zelensky however, “Macron doesn’t need to make diplomatic concessions (to Russia) now“. He judged this approachnot very correct“to, in his eyes, allow Vladimir Putin to”save face“, while the Russians are still trying to take control of southern and eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian President also considered that “the time to sit around a table with Russia is over“. “This is no longer possible“, he let go. “The President of the Republic has never discussed anything with Vladimir Putin without the agreement of President Zelensky. He always said that it was up to the Ukrainians to decide the terms of their negotiation with the Russians“, defended himself on his side the Élysée on Friday.
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After several sessions of talks between kyiv and Moscow in March, discussions have since stalled, the positions of the two parties being too far apart. “Today, the dialogue (with Moscow, editor’s note) must be pragmatic“, he added. However, Volodymyr Zelensky once again repeated his desire to meet Vladimir Putin, “but only with him, without any mediator“. “And with a dialogue approach, not (by issuing) ultimatums“, he specified.
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