The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is disappointed with the unwillingness of President of France Emmanuel Macron to recognize the actions of the Russian military in Ukraine as genocide, APA reports citing Ukrinform.
"The unwillingness of President of France Emmanuel Macron to recognize the genocide of Ukrainians after all the outspoken statements by the Russian leadership and the criminal actions of Russian troops is disappointing," MFA Spokesperson Oleh Nikolenko told Ukrinform in a commentary.
"‘Fraternal’ people do not kill children, do not shoot civilians, do not rape women, do not mutilate the elderly, and do not destroy the homes of other ‘fraternal’ people. Even the fiercest enemies do not commit atrocities against defenseless people. At present, there are no moral or real grounds to talk about ‘fraternal ties’ between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples," Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said.