Putin sets conditions to stop the siege of devastated Mariupol

Putin sets conditions to stop the siege of devastated Mariupol

In a telephone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron“he stressed that in order to resolve the humanitarian situation in that city [Mariúpol]the nationalist militiamen must end their resistance and lay down their arms,” ​​the Kremlin said in a statement.

According to the same source, Putin informed his French counterpart about the “measures taken by the Russian army to deliver emergency humanitarian aid and ensure the safe evacuation of civilians” in Ukraine.

The conditions for an international humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from Mariupol “are not met at the moment“, affirmed for its part the French Presidency.

Macron presented this evacuation operation, proposed by France, Turkey and Greece, to Putin, who said he would “reflect” before giving an answer, the Elysee added, after a telephone conversation between the two leaders.

“What the Russian troops are doing in Mariupol is a crime against humanity.which is happening live before the eyes of the world,” said the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyin a videoconference speech to the Danish parliament, accusing them of deliberately bombing civilian shelters in the besieged port.

On Tuesday morning, in southern Ukraine, a Russian bombardment hit the building of the regional government of Mikolaivnear Odessa.

“According to what we know at the moment, seven people were killed, 22 were injured and there are still people searching through the rubble,” Zelensky said.

The court Penal International The Hague-based ICC opened an investigation on 3 March into allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.

“Time is running out,” warned, for his part, Ewan Watson, spokesman for the International Committee of the cross red (ICRC), referring to the critical situation of civilians in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol and other combat zones where it is proving difficult to deliver humanitarian aid.

Source: Ambito

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