Macron: I am preparing to negotiate with Putin
The French preside emphasized that it is unlikely that he will hold talks with “Vladimir Putin” in the near future, but he is preparing to hold these talks.
According to RCO News Agency, French Preside Emmanuel Macron, in a stateme after an informal meeting of European Union leaders in Belgium, noted that there is no plan for him to hold a possible dialogue with Russian Preside Vladimir Putin in the coming days.
He stated: “It is not releva that such a dialogue is going to be held in the next few days.”
According to a video of his speech that was published on the Elysee Palace user accou on the X social network, Macron noted that he has se his diplomatic advisor to Russia and “we are preparing the ground for this dialogue.”
The French preside also stated whether he would like to invite Russian represeatives to the G7 meetings in France: “Such a thing is not on the agenda uil the war in Ukraine ends. “But I still don’t have the feeling that it’s going to happen anytime soon.”
Earlier, in an ierview with the German newspaper “Suddeutsche Zeitung”, Macron said that he had suggested to several European colleagues that talks with Russia be resumed.
He also said that the curre framework of the Ukraine peace negotiations, in which the American represeatives are negotiating with Moscow on the terms of peace without the participation of the Europeans, “is not appropriate.”
Yesterday, “Maria Zakharova”, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the desire that Macron recely expressed to have a telephone conversation with Putin remained only a word and was not implemeed.
In his remarks published today, Macron also said Europeans must be ready to start talks “at the right time”.
He added: “What do we wa? We wa security guaraees for Ukraine, but we also have demands from the Europeans. including our own prosperity and future and the security architecture of Europe.”
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