'This war is unfortunately not going to stop in the coming days,' Macron told RTL radio, adding that he saw little chance of 'diplomatic concessions' from Russian President Vladimir Putin anytime soon.
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he expects Russian forces to step up their attacks in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine in the coming weeks, leading to further "difficult scenes" after the reported atrocities against civilians near Kiev.
Macron acknowledged like other Western leaders that Putin's retreat from areas near Kyiv could presage a focus on capturing areas in the east and south to create a land link between Crimea and the Moscow-backed separatist statelets of Donetsk and Lugansk in Donbas. "They are going to concentrate their efforts in the Donbas, and we're going to experience very difficult scenes in the coming days and weeks," he said.
He cited an ongoing "total Russian refusal" to allow humanitarian corridors proposed by France, Turkey and Greece.
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