The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin He discussed with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron the latest developments in the Ukrainian crisis against the background of the round of negotiations between the two parties, according to urgent news broadcast by Al-Arabiya TV a short time ago.
The Russian presidency added that Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discussed paying Russian gas imports to Europe in rubles.
Vladimir Putin said: Ukrainian forces in Mariupol should lay down their arms and surrender.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that the European Security and Defense Strategy had fallen victim to Russia’s hatred, calling on the European Union to abandon the confrontational approach, according to breaking news for Russia today.
The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry added: “This strategy has fallen victim to the abnormal anti-Russian tendency in the European Union space, and the result was a largely opportunistic and propaganda document, and the needle of this compass has fallen hopelessly,” explaining that the joint security and defense strategy adopted by the European Union It confirms the trend towards integrating the union with the United States and NATO.
A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry called on the European Union to abandon the confrontational approach that is clearly doomed towards our country and our allies.