“I would be careful with the terms today, because these are fraternal peoples... Russians and Ukrainians are fraternal peoples.
What is happening is madness, this is a return to war in Europe, ”RIA Novosti quotes Macron’s answer to the question of whether he would use the term “genocide” in relation to events in Ukraine.
The French leader stressed that he "looks at the facts and wants to restore peace as much as possible."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident in Ukrainian Bucha a fake.
The Russian Defense Ministry also said that a network of foreign specialists is currently operating in Ukraine, who are preparing anti-Russian provocations.
Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Center for Defense Control of Russia, said that the Ukrainian authorities, led by the UK, are preparing provocations in the Sumy region to accuse the Russian Armed Forces of allegedly mistreating the population of Ukraine.