The French president declined to use the term “genocide” referring to Moscow’s military action in Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron, the French president declined to agree with Joe Biden when he described the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine as “genocide.”He stated that verbal threats would not aid in the advancement of peace in Ukraine in an interview on Wednesday with France 2 TV.
Biden appeared on Tuesday to endorse Kiev’s claims that the goal of the Russian attack was to exterminate the Ukrainian people.
Emmanuel Macron, the French president declined to agree with Joe Biden when he described the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine as “genocide.”He stated that verbal threats would not aid in the advancement of peace in Ukraine in an interview on Wednesday with France 2 TV.
Biden appeared to endorse Kiev’s claims that the goal of the Russian attack was to exterminate the Ukrainian people on Tuesday.
“Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away,” he said in a speech in Iowa, referring to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Biden called previously the Russian leader “a”. “war criminal”He stated that the man “cannot remain in power.”
Macron answered a question about his characterization in the interview. “would be careful with such terms”And they said that the Russian and Ukrainian peoples were “brothers.”
This sentiment was fiercely rejected in Ukraine by its authorities. Ukraine’s Institute of National Remembrance even made some infographics last month, explaining that Ukrainians were pureblood Slavs unlike Russians, who mixed with Ugro-Finnish tribes.
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The French leader stated that the violence in Ukraine continues to be a problem. “madness”He believed so. “war crimes were committed by the Russian army”It is imperative that they are held responsible.
Macron claimed that Macron’s primary goal was to ensure peace in Ukraine. “I am not sure that an escalation of rhetoric serves that cause,” he added, referring to Biden’s remark.
After presenting evidence that Russian troops had deliberately murdered civilians in Bucha (northwest of Kiev), Kiev earlier this month, Kiev charged Russia with genocide. Moscow had pulled its military forces from the Ukrainian capital, following progress in peace talks.
Russia refuted the claims and stated that Kiev was fabricating and manipulating evidence to justify its presence in the midst of Western military support to torpedo peace talks.
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Biden accuses Putin of ‘genocide’
Biden, a man known for his inability to make mistakes, made harsh remarks about Russia. The White House had to course-correct and explain that the US didn’t have plans to send troops to Ukraine and didn’t have a policy to enact regime change in Russia, to name a few cases. Biden did not admit that the White House had to retract his statements, claiming this never occurred.
Moscow attacked the neighboring state in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements signed in 2014, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Minsk Protocol, which was negotiated by France and Germany, gave the regions that had broken away special status in the Ukrainian government.
Russia demanded Ukraine declare itself neutral and refuse to join NATO’s military bloc. Kiev maintains that Russia’s offensive was not provoked and denies claims that it planned to seize the two republics.
