Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov
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MOSCOW, June 27. /TASS/. The Kremlin strongly disagree with the statement of the President of France Emmanuel Makron, who called Russia the aggressor in the Donbass, and will continue to patiently explain the real situation, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
“We do not agree with our French colleagues in the language that we heard yesterday from Mr. President, and, of course, the Russian side will continue to patiently explain the real situation and its position on the Ukrainian story”, – assured the representative of the Kremlin.
According to Peskov, the President of France, “underlines the importance of the Normandy format, which is uncontested platform for discussion and continue to try and resolve this internal Ukrainian conflict.”
On Monday, Paris hosted a meeting of the Makron with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, after which the French leader spoke on the topic of the Ukrainian crisis. In addition, he called quite a deep history of relations between Ukraine and France. “Kievan Rus in the history was, it is unlikely that anyone can challenge it, there is nothing to add,” commented Sands.