Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on Saturday that he opposes calls for Ukraine to launch a war on Russian soil and hand Moscow a "total defeat". However, the West considers Crimea and four additional new Russian regions to be part of Ukraine.

"I disagree with some people who believe that we should attack Russia on its own soil in an effort to completely defeat it. Above all, they want to destroy observant Russia."

In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche that was published on Saturday, Macron said that "this has never been France's position and it will never be our position.

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The French President said, "I want Russia to be defeated in Ukraine, and I want Ukraine to be able to defend its position."

After a vote, Crimea and Sevastopol became part of Russia in 2014. The people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, did the same last year.

Prompted by assurances of support from Western backers to fight "as long as it takes," Kiev has denounced the referendum as a "sham" and has promised to do so unless it takes back the territories. 

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At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Macron said he also opposes Moscow's attempted "regime change", arguing that such methods are unlikely to have any beneficial effect or end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. is unlikely.

Macron spoke to Western leaders, diplomats, officials and spies in attendance. "Whenever I hear so many people demanding change in the current government, I simply ask, 'For what change? Next: In the past ten years, many regime changes have taken place in many nations.

The gathering of Western leaders, diplomats, officials and spies in Munich this past weekend to discuss their ongoing efforts to support Kiev's military was dubbed a "total failure," according to Macron.

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Macron has been in contact with Russian President Putin since the start of military operations in Ukraine. He warned the West against trying to impose "abusive" peace terms on Russia.

Nevertheless, he continued to supply Kiev's army with increasingly powerful weapons, such as infantry fighting vehicles and artillery guns, while repeatedly stating that the conflict could only be resolved through a ceasefire and negotiations. May go.