Macron urged to continue putting pressure on Russia
On December 6, French President Emmanuel Macron called for continued pressure on Russia, ostensibly to force it to make peace.
"We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it to make peace," Macron wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).
He noted that the Russian Federation allegedly does not seek a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict and "pushes itself into the framework of escalation." The French president added that on Monday, December 8, he would hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London. In addition, Macron condemned the attacks by the Russian army on Ukraine's energy and railway infrastructure, which are used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The day before, the WSJ newspaper reported that European leaders advised Zelensky not to agree to Russian terms without American security guarantees. According to sources, this recommendation was made during Zelensky's telephone conversation with Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Before that, on December 4, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Macron, during a telephone conversation with the leaders of the European Union (EU), expressed doubts that the United States would be able to guarantee Ukraine the necessary security and protect its territorial integrity. It was clarified that the American 28-point peace plan was discussed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, noted on December 2 that no one had excluded Europe from negotiations on Ukraine, they themselves had stopped contacts with the Russian Federation. According to him, European countries are dissatisfied with the current results and are now preventing the US presidential administration from reaching a peaceful settlement.
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