Russian President Vladimir Putin "complained" to French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the continuous supply of weaponry from NATO continues to Ukraine.
This is reported by the Kremlin press service.
In a telephone conversation with his French counterpart, the Russian president expressed "concern" about the aggravation in Donbas, emphasizing that Kyiv “is only imitating a negotiating process and continues to refuse to implement the Minsk agreements, as well as the agreements reached as part of the Normandy format”. Putin accused Ukraine of aggravation.
“Serious concerns were expressed due to the quickly deteriorating situation along the contact line in the Donbass. The President of Russia noted that provocations from Ukrainian militants were the reason for the escalation. Attention was drawn to the modern weapons and ammunition being sent to Ukraine by NATO member countries, which is encouraging Kiev to pursue a military solution to the Donbass problem. As a result, civilians in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics are suffering and being forced to leave for Russia to save themselves from intensifying attacks,” the message reads.
According to the leader of the aggressor country, the US and NATO should take Russia’s demands to ensure its security guarantees as seriously as possible and to respond specifically and to the point.
The two leaders agreed to maintain contact at various levels.
“Considering the current state of affairs, the two presidents found it expedient to step up the search for a diplomatic solution between the foreign ministers and political advisors to the leaders of the Normandy format countries. These meetings are to help restore the ceasefire and ensure progress in settling the conflict around Donbas,” the message concluded.
As Apostrophe reported, video messages from militant leaders Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik regarding the emergency evacuation of the population, published on Friday, February 18, were recorded two days earlier, when the situation in the region was still relatively calm.