The Russian president told Emmanuel Macron by phone about the 'role of Neo-Nazis' in Ukraine.
has vowed to not back down in the war in Ukraine he started, insisting his forces would continue their"uncompromising fight.", dashing hopes there could be an easing of Russia's military aggression which has been beset by failures in the first week.
A Kremlin readout of Thursday's call said that Putin took issue with Macron's criticism that it was a"lie" Russians were fighting the war against neo-Nazis in Ukraine. "In this regard, reasoned explanations were given about the significant role of neo-Nazis in the state policy of Kyiv," the Kremlin said Putin outlined, according to state agency Tass.
The Kremlin said that Putin also told Macron that Russia"intends to continue the uncompromising fight against militants of nationalist armed groups who commit war crimes including placing military equipment in residential areas and using the civilian population as human shields." Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 2, 2022. The Kremlin said he told French President Emmanuel Macron on March 3, 2022, his troops would continue the"uncompromising fight" against Ukraine.
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