“We would all be better off focusing on how to put Russia in its place,” the head of Ukraine’s diplomacy said after Emmanuel Macron’s remarks.
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The head of Ukraine’s diplomacy, Dmytro Kouleba, on Saturday, June 4, slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s calls not to “humiliate” Russia. “Calls not to humiliate Russia can only humiliate France or any other country. Because it is Russia that is humiliating itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. That will bring peace and save lives ” Kouleba said in a tweet.
Calls to avoid humiliating Russia can only humiliate France and any other country that calls for it. Because it is Russia that is humiliating itself. We’d all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. It brings peace and saves lives.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) June 4, 2022
The French President reiterated on Friday that we “must not humiliate Russia” – statements that are very badly perceived in Eastern Europe – “so that the day the fighting stops, we can find a way out through diplomatic channels”. The French President is one of the few international leaders trying to maintain dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
France provides financial and military support to Ukraine, but Emmanuel Macron has yet to visit Kyiv, while many of his European counterparts have. The French head of state, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council until June 30, responded to pressure on Ukraine on Friday: “Today I’m not ruling out anything”.