Zelenskyy invites Macron to witness proof of 'genocide', after he denies to use the term

Amidst ongoing war and ruthless military aggression by Russian troops in Ukraine, President of war-torn nation, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to visit Ukraine to witness proof that Russian forces have perpetrated "genocide," a word that Macron has been avoiding to use. During an interview which has been recorded on Friday and was brocast on Sunday, Zelenskyy told CNN, “I talked to him yesterday. I just told him I want him to understand that this is not war, but nothing or than genocide. I invited him to come when he will have opportunity. He will come and see, and I am sure he will understand".  

se remarks of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy came after Macron on Wednesday declined to call Kremlin's actions "genocide." In a television interview with France 2, French President indicated that, unlike United States President Joe Biden, he did not wish to use term "genocide" to describe Russian military's killing of Ukrainian citizens. Macron stated that he did not want to use word "genocide" since Russians and Ukrainians are brors. During interview, indicating Russian and Ukrainian people, Macron said, "I would be cautious with such words because se two peoples are brors." 

We are living through war crimes: Macron

French President went on to say that he did not want to engage in wordplay and that he preferred to end conflict as soon as possible. According to media reports, Macron told France 2, “What we can say for sure is that situation is unacceptable and that se are war crimes. We are living through war crimes that are unprecedented on our soil — our European soil".  

Macron me se statements just a few hours after US President Joe Biden declared Russia's conflict in Ukraine to be "genocide," accusing Russian President Vlimir Putin of attempting to "wipe out" notion of even being a Ukrainian. "Yes, I called it genocide," Biden said to media in Iowa on Tuesday before boarding Air Force One for a flight back to Washington. 

Meanwhile, Ukraine's beleaguered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised POTUS Biden's statements on Twitter. He tweeted, "True words of a true leer @POTUS." 

In dition to this, on Thursday, Zelenksyy and Macron h dressed "Russian crimes" probe. Zelenskyy took to Twitter to say that he and Macron discussed Ukraine's resistance to Russia and that he appreciated France's solid support.  presidents of France and Ukraine also discussed ongoing negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. 

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