The Kremlin said in a statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin On Sunday, his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told his Turkish counterpart in a phone call that Russia would stop its military operation only if Ukraine stopped fighting and Moscow’s demands were met.
The Kremlin added in a statement that Putin said: The operation is going according to plan And the schedule set by Moscow.
Russian tanks in Ukraine
According to the Kremlin, Putin told Erdogan that Russia is ready for dialogue with Ukraine and foreign partners. Putin also said he hoped Ukrainian negotiators would take a constructive approach to talks with Moscow, They take into account the reality on the ground.
The Kremlin said: “Attention was drawn to the futility of any attempts to prolong the negotiating process used by the Ukrainian security forces to reorganize their forces and resources. It is hoped that representatives of Ukraine in the next round of negotiations will demonstrate a more constructive approach, taking fully into account the facts. new” following the attack.
For its part, Erdogan’s office said that he urged Putin to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement.
Destruction from the fighting in Kharkiv
In a statement issued following an hour-long phone call between the two presidents, the Turkish presidency said Erdogan had told Putin that Ankara was ready to contribute to a peaceful solution to the conflict, adding that a ceasefire would ease concerns regarding the humanitarian situation.
The statement added, “President Erdogan renewed his call to pave the way for peace together. Erdogan stressed the importance of taking urgent steps for a ceasefire, opening humanitarian corridors and signing a peace agreement.”
Putin’s call with Macron
Later, Putin had a call that lasted one hour and 45 minutes with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The Kremlin said that Putin told Macron that “dialogue with Ukraine is linked to the unconditional fulfillment of all our demands.”
The Kremlin also said that Putin accused Ukrainian extremists of the March 3 incident at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Macron asked Putin by phone regarding a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. “Vladimir Putin (Macron) informed of the provocation of Ukrainian extremists in the area of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant… Radiation levels are normal,” the Kremlin said.
In the call with Macron, Putin also accused Ukraine of preventing civilians from leaving Mariupol.
French presidency statement
Today, Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, regarding the Russian military operation in Ukraine, it was announced in Paris.
The French press agency quoted the French presidency as saying that the phone call between Macron and Putin lasted more than an hour, without giving further details.
Macron has held several phone conversations with Putin since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine on February 24, and since 2021 the two presidents have spoken by phone 14 times.
The previous call between them took place on Thursday and Macron said followingwards, as reported by “BFM” channel, that he believed that “the worst is yet to come” in this crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday as part of his efforts to reduce tension over the Ukraine crisis. In the same context, Macron will also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday in Kyiv, which was confirmed by the Elysee on Friday.