The French president had diplomatic consultations on all fronts today Emanuel Macron regarding the Ukrainian crisis. As it became known from Palace of the Champs Elysees Macron spoke with the German chancellor today Olaf Solts and the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. It was also announced that the French president “continued his long talks with the Russian president today. Vladimir Putin“, While he also contacted the President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskRegarding the consultations with the last two, French diplomatic sources stated that President Macron is convinced that despite the fact that no agreement is currently visible, the contacts should be continued, with the immediate aim of a ceasefire.
As for the negotiations with Solts and Dragi French diplomatic sources note that they follow the consultations that the French president had yesterday with the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez and European Council President Charles Michel. The discussion focused on the energy aspect of the Ukrainian crisis, diplomatic sources said. In particular, they discussed the measures that may need to be adopted in the short and medium term to ensure energy efficiency in the EU and to tackle rising oil prices. They also discussed the food problems that are expected to arise as well as European defense issues in view of the NATO summit to be held on Thursday in Brussels.
Finally in today’s video – his message about the crisis in Ukraine “International law is being violated, civilian infrastructure is being bombed, explosive weapons are being used in densely populated areas and humanitarian aid workers are being targeted,” Macron told the European Humanitarian Forum.
“The law of war is not optional. The protection of citizens and political infrastructure is non-negotiable. “Those who violate these rules will be held accountable before international justice.” Emanuel Macronnoting that in Ukraine “It is urgent to ensure the unhindered provision of humanitarian aid to the population.” Concluding, he stressed that in order to fight a possible global food crisis, he will propose to the European summit on Thursday and Friday “an international solidarity initiative for food security”.
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