Putin told Macron about Kiev's failure to fulfill agreements on humanitarian corridors

“The issue of the evacuation of the civilian population from the areas of clashes was discussed.

Vladimir Putin drew attention to the fact that Kyiv still does not fulfill the agreements reached on such an acute humanitarian issue, ”the statement says.

The Kremlin added that the Ukrainian military did not allow the evacuation of civilians and foreign citizens from Mariupol and Volnovakha, despite the ceasefire announced on March 5.

“A pause in hostilities was again used only to build up forces and means in their positions,” the message says.

From 10:00 Moscow time on March 5, the Russian side announced a silence regime so that civilians in the Ukrainian Mariupol and Volnovakha could use the humanitarian corridors.

Later, the representative of the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that the Ukrainian side refused to guarantee the regime of silence in Mariupol and Volnovakha.