Proceed as quickly as possible to direct talks with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyasked him Russian President Vladimir Putin The French President Emanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Solz.
The Franco-German side stressed that any solution war crisis in Ukraine should be done after Moscow’s negotiation with Kyiv and with respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as announced by the Palace of the Illyrian Fields.
Macron and Soltz also reiterated their demand for immediate ceasefire and demanded the release of the 2,500 detainees in Azovstal, Mariupol, who are being held as prisoners of war by Russian forces.
The discussion was also of special importance on the issue of the food crisiswith the leaders of France and Germany calling for the lifting of the Odessa blockade to allow the export of cereals from Ukraine via the Black Sea.
According to the announcement of the mansion of the Champs Elysees, the Russian president promised to allow safe access of ships to the port of Odessa. To this end, the French President and the German Chancellor called for speeding up the proceedings at the UN level.
On the same subject, the Kremlin said Putin had told the two leaders that Moscow wanted to discuss ways to enable Ukraine to export grain from Black Sea ports.
The Macron-Von der Layen phone call on energy
The French president also had a telephone conversation yesterday with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. During the discussion, they focused on energy issues and the proposals that the Commission will present in order to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.
They also discussed the macroeconomic assistance that Ukraine needs from the EU. Finally, they discussed the issue of strengthening the European military industry.
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