The term “genocide” should be qualified by lawyers, not by politicians, the French leader stressed. He was also confident that “verbal escalation” would not help end the war.
French President Emmanuel Macron explained in an interview with France Bleu his refusal to call genocide the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
The French leader noted that “verbal escalation” would not help end the war.
“Words are important and we all need to be careful because my duty is clearly to try to build peace, stop this war, avoid escalation at all costs and protect French men and women,” he said. Macron.
According to him, genocide should be determined by lawyers, not by politicians.
“The word” genocide “should now be defined by lawyers, not by politicians … States that consider it genocide should intervene in accordance with international agreements. Is that what people want? I think. no, because that would be “alliance” in a conflict. Everyone should keep their sanity. Verbal escalation without considering all the consequences will not help Ukraine, “the politician insisted.
Recall that on April 13, in an interview with France 2 TV channel, Macron refused to call Russia’s actions in the Ukraine genocide, citing that Russian and Ukrainian citizens are “fraternal”.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called the words of his French colleague harsh and announced his intention to discuss this topic with him.
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Source: korrespondent
