“We believe that we should allow Ukraine to destroy military facilities on Russian territory from where missiles are launched and shelling is conducted on Ukrainian territory. But they should not have the right to strike other targets in Russia,” Macron said at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The French president recalled the upcoming meeting with Zelenskyy during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, “I have already mentioned it many times. I will have the opportunity to meet with President Zelenskyy when he comes to France for D-Day next week, and I will talk in detail about our plans then. However, I will not comment on unconfirmed reports.”
The French leader also emphasized that he does not believe in achieving peace by force of arms alone: “We have a principle: we support negotiations, provided that both sides, especially the Ukrainians decide them, and that they are conducted on terms favorable to them, without forcible imposition. This is the antithesis of surrender,” Macron noted.
The West is actively discussing Ukraine's right to attack objects inside Russia with Western weapons. A group of US congressmen made a corresponding demand to the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin. They pointed out that the Biden administration had limited Ukraine's ability to "fight back against Russian troops" using US weapons.
