The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the operation carried out by the Ukrainian military Bombing of the Russian city of Belgoroddeclares that Ukraine is acting in self-defense in accordance with the UN Charter.
“There is the aggressor state, Russia, which is pursuing a strategy of terror by targeting key civilian infrastructure in violation of international humanitarian law, and the state under attack, Ukraine, which is acting in self-defense under Article 51. The UN Charter,” the representative of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at the press conference, as quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
He also emphasized that “Russia has a chance to put an end to this conflict and the accompanying human tragedies, for which it bears full responsibility.” He added that for this purpose, Moscow “must withdraw all its troops from the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.”
“This is the most important condition for the restoration of long-term peace and the maintenance of the international order based on law,” the French diplomat noted.
Russia attacked Ukraine. Medvedev thunders after the statement of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paris's stance angered former Russian president and former prime minister, now vice-chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, who posted a scathing post on social media.
“We never liked the French. Not even the Jabojads who fought with us,” he wrote on Telegram. He added that “now we are convinced of this.”
“France believes that Ukraine, in accordance with the UN Charter, has the right to retaliate against the aggressor on the territory of Russia, namely in Belgorod, for the purpose of self-defense. This position of Paris caused a wave. Hysterical criticism in the Kremlin,” RBK-Ukraine agency comments on Medvedev's reaction.
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