Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with French President Emmanuel MacronMOSCOW, 8 Feb. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is due to pay a visit to Kiev after talks in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, will bring initiatives unfavorable for Ukraine. Such concerns were expressed by Ukrainian political scientist Yuriy Romanenko. Macron's meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is scheduled for Tuesday. — he wrote on his Facebook page. As confirmation of his fears, Romanenko referred to the fact that Macron called the conflict in Donbass «Ukrainian». What exactly is the contradiction of such a statement, the political scientist did not specify. Earlier, Macron, following a meeting with Putin, said that during a conversation with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, he would urge him to comply with the Minsk agreements. Putin, in turn, pointed out to the French leader Kiev's refusal to comply with the agreements. The President of Russia noted that a number of Macron's ideas could well be used as the basis for further steps in Ukraine. At the same time, he expressed the opinion that the French leader «will have a hard time» in negotiations with the leadership of Ukraine.»Are we going to fight NATO?»: Putin summed up the results of negotiations with Macron Moscow does not rule out that the Ukrainian authorities are hatching plans for a forceful solution to the conflict in the southeast with the connivance of Western countries, which continue to «pump» Kiev with weapons and send military instructors. In addition, Kiev blocks work in the Contact Group, refuses direct dialogue with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and develops draft laws that directly contradict the Minsk agreements — for example, a draft law on the transition period. Western politicians, including US President Joe Biden, have repeatedly expressed support for the Minsk agreements. Biden, following talks with the Russian President in Geneva in June 2021, said that he had agreed to support the Minsk agreements at a meeting with Putin.
