“I spoke to Emmanuel. I think he wants to ensure that Russia enters into a dialogue,” Zelensky added in an interview with the American “CNN” channel, which was conducted on Friday and aired on Sunday, in order to clarify the French president’s refusal to condemn the occurrence of a “genocide” in Ukraine, unlike the American president. Joe Biden.
On Wednesday, the Ukrainian president considered this refusal “very painful.”
“I told him I wanted him to understand that this is not a war, that this is nothing but genocide,” Zelensky told CNN. “I invited him to come when he had the chance. He’ll come and see, and I’m sure he’ll understand.”
On Thursday, Macron justified his decision not to use the term “genocide” by saying that “verbal escalation” would not “help Ukraine” and might prompt Western intervention.
He added, “The word genocide has meaning” and “should be issued by legal experts, not politicians.” He pointed out that “countries that consider it genocide must intervene in accordance with international agreements.”
In the interview, which was broadcast on Sunday, the Ukrainian president also said he would like to visit his country, Joe Biden, who confirmed last week that Russian forces were committing “genocide”.
He said, “I think he will come, but the decision is up to him, and it depends of course on the security situation.”
For his part, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with CBS broadcast on Sunday: “We will be happy to see him in our country, and it will be an important message of support for us.”
And he considered that “a personal meeting between Presidents” Biden and Zelensky “could also pave the way for the transfer of new American weapons to Ukraine and for discussions about a possible political settlement of this conflict.”
The US government is considering sending an envoy to Kyiv, but the White House has ruled out, for now, the president’s trip without high risks.
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