Kremlin: France cannot mediate in Ukraine issue

Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov stated that France cannot claim its role as mediator in the Ukraine issue, saying: “Paris is indirectly and directly involved in the Ukraine issue.”

Peskov made remarks to journalists in the capital Moscow on current affairs. Assessing France’s attempts to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Peskov said: “Paris cannot claim its role as a mediator because it has one of the conflicting parties. Also, Paris is indirectly and directly involved in the Ukraine issue.

For this reason, Peskov affirmed that it is difficult to consider the mediating role of France.

Noting that China organizes military exercises around the island of Taiwan, Peskov drew attention to provocative actions against China. “Of course, China has the sovereign right to respond to these provocative acts also through military maneuvers in accordance with international law,” Peskov said. he used the phrase.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov stressed that the rights of China and other countries on this issue must be respected. (AA)