French President Emmanuel MacronPARIS, Mar 14 French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls on Sunday with US President Joe Biden and Vladimir Zelensky, the parties discussed the situation around Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, the Élysée Palace said. maintain close contact on this issue,» the statement posted on the website of the palace reads. It is noted that during a conversation with Biden, Macron also expressed condolences over the death of journalist Brent Renault in Ukraine. Zelensky informed Macron about the situation in Ukraine, French the leader expressed full support for Kiev and spoke about the assistance agreed on the results of the EU summit in Versailles.» The heads of the two states discussed the favor of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. They will continue to coordinate in the coming days,» the statement said. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called it the goal of «protecting people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» , according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. «Nothing threatens. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine,» the President of Russia emphasized. called the goal of negotiations with Russia
