The response of the President of the Republic. This Wednesday from New York, Emmanuel Macron called for “maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin to put an end to this war that makes no sense.” Earlier in the day, the latter had said that he was ready to use “every means” in its arsenal against the West.
The decisions of Vladimir Putin, who also announced the mobilization of reservists, “lead to further isolate Russia”, added the French president on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, welcoming the recent statements by China and India that They called for an end to the war in Ukraine.
“I regret the choice made to resort to partial mobilization and to train your country and in particular the youth of your country. We need peace. I appeal to reason and to peace. The choice made goes against the sense of history and leads to Russia being isolated in the concert of nations”, he insists.
Interview with Biden to come
In addition, Emmanuel Macron welcomed the statements by China and India that “called for a ceasefire” in Ukraine. “And so Russia is increasingly isolated and engaging in a war that only she wants and that is illegal and illegitimate.”
“Nobody understands today the choices that Russia is making,” he said after chairing a meeting with African and Middle Eastern leaders and heads of international organizations on the food crisis caused by the war.
He then spoke with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi about the situation of nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
He was due to meet US President Joe Biden in the afternoon.
Source: BFM TV
