🇫🇷 France wants to see Ukraine take back Crimea, says French diplomatic source – CNN citing the french sources
France wishes to see Ukraine take back control of Crimea as part of a military victory against Russia, according to a French diplomatic source.
The remarks came as French, German and Italian leaders visit Kyiv. The source was speaking to pool journalists traveling with the French delegation on Thursday.
“We are for an integral victory with restoration of territorial integrity on all territories conquered by the Russians, including Crimea,” the French official said, referring to the Black Sea peninsula that Russia forcibly annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
❕German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said after a visit to Irpin that Russia’s actions are aimed only at the destruction of Ukraine
“It is terrible what destruction this war causes. And it’s even worse when you see how ridiculous this violence is.”