As the President noted, the current level of tension around Ukraine is counterproductive.
“I think this situation is unacceptable, and Russia should de-escalate the situation, this is obvious.
The current situation and the level of tension are absolutely counterproductive and unacceptable, ”Macron said.
Earlier it was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to hold talks with Putin in the near future.
As noted in the Kremlin, Russia is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict and the participants of the "Normandy Four", with the exception of Ukraine, "generally understand this."
In addition, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, explained to her that Moscow is free to move its armed forces around the country at its discretion.