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PARIS (AP) - Hours after meeting with Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the Russian leader had accused Ukraine of imperialist and rebellious violations of international law. accused of launching a "brutal attack" against
Macron, who had worked tirelessly to stop the aggression without success, had long boasted of the importance of dialogue with Putin, but as the war continued, he turned to criticism of the Russian president. strengthening.
He warned the French public that the resulting energy and economic crisis facing Europe was not over, calling it "the price of our liberties and values".
"Since Vladimir Putin launched his brutal attack on Ukraine, war has returned to European soil hours away from us," Macron said of the founding of the Allied Powers. said in a speech commemorating the 78th anniversary. During World War II, he landed in Nazi-occupied southern France.
President Macron said Putin was trying to impose his "imperialist will" on Europe, evoking "the illusion of a spirit of revenge" in a "flag violation of national integrity." He said he was.
Earlier on Friday, President Macron met with President Putin for more than his hour, telling Russia to accept Ukraine's terms as UN nuclear inspectors visited Europe's largest nuclear power plant. asked to make it possible. International concerns are growing over the security of the Zaporizhia factory, which has been occupied by Russian forces and has become the center of the war.
The leaders also discussed efforts to bring grain and other food items out of Russia. EU sanctions aimed at ending war make an exception for food.
This year was his 20th conversation, but the first in three months.
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