Ukraine’s foreign minister has hit out at French President Emmanuel Macron after he said it was vital that Russia was not humiliated over its invasion.
Mr Macron said it was crucial President Vladimir Putin had a way out of what he called a “fundamental error”.
But Dmytro Kuleba said allies should “better focus on how to put Russia in its place” as it “humiliates itself”.
Mr Macron has repeatedly spoken to Mr Putin by phone in an effort to broker a ceasefire and negotiations.
The French attempts to maintain a dialogue with the Kremlin leader contrast with the US and UK positions.
Foreign minister Kuleba said in a tweet that “calls to avoid humiliation of Russia can only humiliate France and every other country that would call for it”.
Kyiv says Russia must not get territorial concessions from Ukraine, as the Russian invasion has been condemned internationally as brutal aggression.
Earlier, Mr Macron told French regional media that Russia’s leader had “isolated himself”.
“I think, and I told him, that he made a historic and fundamental error for his people, for himself and for history,” he said.
“Isolating oneself is one thing, but being able to get out of it is a difficult path,” he added.
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has aligned himself with Mr Macron, suggesting Europe wants “some credible negotiations. ”
BBC
