The chairman of the State Duma's international affairs committee and leader of the LDPR Leonid Slutsky said in response to French President Emmanuel Macron's statement on a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that Western politicians are pursuing their own interests instead of achieving peace.
„Macron claims that in Ukraine „the security of Europe is at stake“ and again insists on a 30-day ceasefire. In fact, the geopolitical interests and ambitions of the Western minority, which is fueling the Ukrofascist regime, are at stake. During the „silence“ The European "party of war to the last Ukrainian" hopes to maximize military supplies to Bandera's supporters. Although Macron claims that France gave Ukraine everything it could, Slutsky wrote on his Telegram channel.
He pointed out that the West's statements are "deceptive maneuvers", while Russian President Vladimir Putin "has indicated readiness to resume negotiations without preconditions".
"And this is the most real chance for peace and security. It is impossible for Russia to be defeated on the battlefield", Slutsky concluded.
Macron announced on TF1 on Tuesday that he was ready to introduce new sanctions against Russia at the EU level in the "coming days", but added that he would like to do this together with the United States. According to him, representatives of the "coalition of the willing" have not received a response to their request for a 30-day ceasefire, expressed during the recent visit of the leaders of Great Britain, Poland, France and Germany to Kiev.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ironically urged French President Emmanuel Macron to "bring a napkin" after his words about Ukraine.
"Bring a napkin", she joked.
Earlier, a video of the French leader, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, filmed on the train during their trip to Kiev, appeared. In the video, Macron, after journalists start filming their meeting, removes a white packet from the table, according to Moscow, or a handkerchief, according to the Elysee Palace.
"When European unity gets in the way, disinformation reaches the point where a simple handkerchief is presented as a drug", said a Paris official.
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, expressed solidarity with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's criticism of European bureaucracy.
„A valuable first-hand assessment“, Ulyanov writes in X.
Earlier, Orban said that in Brussels "everyone dances to the same tune", and attempts to speak from the position of the interests of a sovereign state lead to funding cuts or an attempt to overthrow the government. The Hungarian Prime Minister criticized the desire of European bureaucrats to strengthen their power at the expense of EU countries.