President Emmanuel Macron of France, reportedly believes “the worst is to come” in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
France24 reports that the Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed an “uncompromising fight” during a 90-minute phone call on Thursday, according to a French presidential aide.
This is coming after a 90-minutes phone conversation between between the French president and President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
According to the Kremlin, a statement issued after the French and Russian presidents spoke by phone, revealed that its goals included the demilitarisation and neutrality of Ukraine.
The statement said in part; “Vladimir Putin outlined in detail the fundamental approaches and conditions in the context of negotiations with representatives of Kyiv. It was confirmed that, first of all, we are talking about the demilitarisation and neutral status of Ukraine, so that a threat to the Russian Federation will never emanate from its territory.
“It was emphasised that the tasks of the special military operation will be fulfilled in any event, and attempts to gain time by dragging out negotiations will only lead to additional demands on Kiev in our negotiating position”, it added.
A second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine have started in Belarus.
