Putin tells Macron West must stop supplying weapons to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Tuesday the West need to prevent providing weapons to Ukraine and accused Kyiv of not taking talks to cease the battle significantly, the Kremlin stated.

Accusing Ukrainian forces of committing struggle crimes and claiming the EU turned into “ignoring” them, Putin told Macron “the West could help stop these atrocities by putting relevant pressure on the Kyiv authorities, as well as halting the supply of weapons to Ukraine”.

Putin also said Kyiv was not being consistent or ready for “serious work” on ending the conflict.

“The Russian side is still open to dialogue,” the Russian leader told Macron, according to the Kremlin readout.

Macron for his part, according to the Kremlin, said global food security was under threat due to the Ukraine conflict.

Putin linked the situation to Western sanctions against Russia and “noted the importance of the unimpeded functioning of the global logistics and transport infrastructure”, the Kremlin said.

Macron is one of the few Western leaders to speak to Putin given that Moscow moved troops into Ukraine on February 24, spending hours on cellphone calls looking to negotiate a decision on the battle.

The struggle has killed lots of humans and displaced greater than 13 million, growing into the worst refugee disaster in Europe given World War II.