Russian invasion of Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron refused to describe Russian actions
in Ukraine as "genocide" in a television interview with public
broadcaster France 2.

Asked whether he, like US President Joe Biden, would use the term
"genocide" for the killing of Ukrainians by the Russian military,
Macron said: “I would be careful with such terms today because these
two peoples [Russians and Ukrainians] are brothers.”

“I want to continue to try, as much as I can, to stop this war and
rebuild peace. I am not sure that an escalation of rhetoric serves
that cause,” he added. “What we can say for sure is that the situation
is unacceptable and that these are war crimes. We are living through
war crimes that are unprecedented on our soil — our European soil.”

Macron being Macron. Time for another call with Putin, perhaps?