2022-02-12 16:52:00
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday that accusations Moscow plans to assault Ukraine had been “provocative speculation” and will result in a battle within the ex-Soviet nation.
Putin and Macron mentioned what Moscow referred to as “provocative speculation related to an allegedly planned Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine,” the Kremlin stated after cellphone talks.
In a press release, the Kremlin accused Kyiv’s allies of sending “modern weapons” to the ex-Soviet nation and being unwilling to power Kyiv authorities to implement Western-brokered agreements to halt a festering battle in japanese Ukraine.
“Conditions are being created for possible aggressive actions of the Ukrainian security forces in the Donbass,” the Kremlin added.
Putin, who hosted Macron on the Kremlin final Monday, harassed that there was no response from america and NATO to Russia’s calls for to supply safety ensures, the assertion stated.
“The unwillingness of the leading Western countries to push the Kyiv authorities to implement the Minsk agreements was also emphasised,” the Kremlin stated.
The 2 spoke for one hour 40 minutes, the French presidency stated, amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed toward dissuading Putin from marching into his western neighbour. US President Joe Biden is because of communicate to the Russian chief later Saturday.
