The leaders of the countries held a telephone conversation.
Vladimir Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin / REUTERS
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French President Emmanuel Macron reminded Russian President Vladimir Putin of Paris’ position on Ukraine.
As writes Reuters, the leaders of the countries had a telephone conversation the night before.
“The French President recalled our readiness to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” the agency quoted an unnamed adviser to Macron.
As reported Kremlin websiteDuring this conversation, Putin once again expressed his dissatisfaction with NATO exercises in the Black Sea:
Read alsoTwo EU countries warned Russia about grave consequences in case of large-scale aggression against Ukraine – Kuleba“Vladimir Putin drew attention to the provocative nature of the large-scale exercises conducted by the United States and a number of its allies in the Black Sea, which heightens tension in relations between Russia and NATO.”
In addition, the presidents discussed the tense situation on the border of Belarus with the EU countries: “Putin emphasized the expediency of discussing the problems that have arisen directly between the leaderships of the EU countries and Belarus.”
The accumulation of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine
In early November, information began to appear in the Western media with reference to satellite imagery data about active movement of the Russian military to the border with Ukraine.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that RF concentrated at the borders of Ukraine and in the occupied territories of the grouping of troops numbering 90 thousand people.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned that the Russian Federation would make a serious mistakeif she tries to seize new territories in Ukraine, as she did in 2014, when she seized Crimea and certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Catherine Schwartz
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