French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks “in the coming days” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, following the latter’s video conference with US President Joe Biden, the president announced yesterday.
Washington said earlier that the US president had spoken to the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain to “inform” them of the discussion he had with the Kremlin resident and to “advise them on the way forward”. followed “.
The Elysee also confirmed that Mr Macron would meet with the new German Chancellor Olaf Solz at the Elysee on Friday and that they would consider ways to re-integrate Moscow into the so-called “Normandy” dialogue (Ukraine, Russia, Germany). France), in which Mr Biden “expressed his full support”.
According to a press release issued by the French presidency, the five Western leaders “reaffirmed their determination to work together to ensure Ukraine’s national sovereignty (…) and to defend its stability and security.”
In this regard, “they continue to be vigilant about the aggressive initiatives that Russia can take against Ukraine,” he added.
As he had said earlier yesterday, Mr. Macron stressed that he considers it “necessary to continue exploring ways and means to guarantee that there will be an escalation of tensions between the two countries.”
There must also be a “scheme” to seek to reduce tensions in Russia’s “NATO” relationship, he added, as Moscow looks down on Kiev’s possible entry into the Atlantic Alliance.
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