Macron, Scholz urge Vladimir Putin to end siege of Mariupol
France and Germany urged Russia's Vladimir Putin Saturday to end a deadly days-long siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the French presidency said. After a three-way phone call with the Russian leader and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Macron's office also accused Putin of lying about human rights abuses by Ukraine.
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 06:35 | 12 March 2022
- Modified Date: 07:02 | 12 March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not show a willingness to end a war with Ukraine during a call on Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a French presidency official said.
The French and German leaders reiterated their call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine as a condition for full negotiations, the official said.
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