Death of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff in Ukraine: Macron condemns Russian remarks – The HuffPost

WAR IN UKRAINE – The Russian version does not pass at all. At the end of the European summit in Brussels on Tuesday, May 31, Emmanuel Macron spoke in depth about the death of journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, killed in Ukraine on Monday by a Russian shrapnel. “I first want to have a word for Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff and his family, assassinated yesterday on Ukrainian soil while he was covering the war”, first expressed the Head of State, reiterating his condolences in passing. and his support for his family, loved ones and colleagues, as you can see in the video at the top of the article. “This subject cannot go unpunished [… ] France has always fought and will continue to fight against impunity”, then added the French president. He strongly condemned the Russian remarks about the death of the BFMTV journalist, relayed in particular by the TASS press agency, close to the Kremlin. “I want to condemn here in the strongest terms the first comments I heard from officials, questioning your colleague’s status as a journalist or his presence in the field,” he told the press. “It is unacceptable”, outbid Emmanuel Macron in a serious tone. “Journalists and humanitarians must be protected in places of war. Civilians must be protected in places of war. And we can clearly see it today, the war that Russia has chosen to wage contravenes all international law, and this subject cannot therefore go unpunished”, Emmanuel Macron firmly added to close this subject. Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff targets TASSThe day before, TASS had questioned an officer of the pro-Russian separatist army of the People’s Republic of Lugansk who had assured that Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was not a journalist but a “mercenary engaged in the delivery weapons to the armed forces”. “I wouldn’t call him a journalist, because his actions indicated a completely different line of business. It is quite possible to call him a foreign mercenary. And it is quite clear that he was an accomplice of far-right radical forces,” the officer told the Russian news agency. What deeply affect the mother of Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, who also wanted to react to these remarks. In a letter shared by BFMTV, she expresses her disgust at the treatment of her son’s death.″To the attention of Tass agency and RPL officials Hello. I am the mother of the young journalist you killed yesterday. Your post makes me sick. Of course you are cowardly trying to clear yourself, but know that you will never succeed in sullying his memory. Everyone here knows his professional and personal commitment to democracy, human respect and above all free, impartial and honest information, all notions that seem far removed from what drives you. Today, my thoughts go out to all the mothers Ukrainian women who mourn their children, all the Ukrainian children who mourn their parents and all the Russian mothers who saw their young soldiers leave too soon, who will not see them again and who wonder why. Me, at least, despite the pain, I know why my son died. One day, those truly responsible for this criminal nonsense will have to be held accountable” This new example of disinformation from Russia “makes her nauseous” expresses the mother of JRI from BFMTV. Not wishing to dwell on the way in which the Russian press release deals with the death of her son, she especially wishes to highlight her child’s “professional and personal commitment to democracy”. She also welcomes “free, impartial and honest information” compared to official Russian comments and ends her message with two strong sentences: “I, at least, despite the pain, I know why my son died. One day, those truly responsible for this criminal nonsense will have to be held to account.” Also on The HuffPost: Ukrainian President’s Tribute to French Journalist Who Died in Ukraine