Ukraine on Saturday rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s call not to “humiliate” Russia in the name of diplomacy, saying it was pointless to negotiate until Moscow forces were forced to withdraw as much as possible.
Macron, who has been in talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin since the February 24 invasion of Russia, has offered to mediate the war and warned against humiliating Moscow to keep the door open for a diplomatic solution.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba vehemently rejected Macron’s logic on Twitter, saying that “it can only insult France and other countries that make these arguments.”
“Because Russia is humiliating itself. We better focus on putting Russia in its place. It will bring peace and save lives,” he said.
Regarding the proposed mediation, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the president of Ukraine, said, “There is no point in conducting negotiations until we have all the weapons, until we strengthen our positions, until we push (Russian forces) to the Ukrainian borders as much as possible.” .
Ukraine, which says Russia once held about 20% of its territory, is now getting more powerful weapons from the West.
“Our armed forces (new weapons) are ready for use, so I think we can start a new round of negotiations from a stronger position,” Ukrainian lawmaker and member of the negotiating team David Arakhamia said on Friday. said. .
Among other things, the United States will supply Ukraine with precision rocket systems Himars, which allow it to hit Russian positions at long distances.
source: Noticias
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