“We would all do better to focus on how to put Russia in its place,” said the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, after Emmanuel Macron’s remarks.
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The head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba castigated, on Saturday June 4, the calls of French President Emmanuel Macron not to “humiliate” Russia. “Calls to avoid humiliating Russia can only humiliate France or any other country. Because it is Russia humiliating itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place .It will bring peace and save lives.”Kouleba said in a tweet.
Calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it. Because it is Russia that humiliates itself. We all better focus on how to put Russia in its place. This will bring peace and save lives.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) June 4, 2022
The French president repeated on Friday that it was not necessary “not humiliate Russia” – remarks very badly perceived in eastern Europe – “so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way out through diplomatic channels”. The French president is one of the few international leaders who tries to maintain a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
France provides financial and military support to Ukraine, but Emmanuel Macron has not yet visited kyiv while many of his European counterparts have already done so. In a hurry to go to Ukraine, the French head of state who holds the rotating presidency of the European Union until June 30, replied on Friday: “Today, I do not exclude anything”.