Macron warns of escalating ‘words or deeds’

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against escalation in “words or deeds”, a day after President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin “could not stay in power”. Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said the United States had no strategy for regime change, but was focusing on “unprecedented” pressure on Moscow, while strongly supporting Ukraine.

Biden’s comments culminated in an emotional speech in Warsaw on Saturday. Earlier, he called the Russian leader a “butcher.” “Putin’s daily insults” are closing the window of opportunity to normalize the much-needed dialogue with the current US government, “said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov.

While Biden was in neighboring Poland, Russian bombardment struck Lviv in western Ukraine on Saturday, with television footage showing firefighters battling flames near large fuel tanks.

This comes a day after the Russian military said it was focusing on taking full control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region. The Luhansk People’s Republic plans to hold a referendum on whether to join Russia, according to Interfax.

Source: Capital

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