France wants direct talks between Ukraine and Russia after the ceasefire. The Kremlin rejected
France is ready to help initiate direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, but only if a 30-day ceasefire is reached. This was reported by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with TF1/LCI during his trip to Kyiv.
"We are initiating direct talks between Ukraine and Russia. We are ready to help," he said .
Macron said he was convinced that the allies would be able to reach talks between Kyiv and Moscow. According to him, the goal is to show the unity between Ukraine, the US and Europe to end the full-scale war.
All sides must unanimously declare that the 30-day "ceasefire" is what has been discussed for months and that a ceasefire must be achieved, followed by peace talks, Macron said.
If the ceasefire is not respected, additional "much tougher" sanctions will be imposed, he summarized .
At the same time, the Russian dictator's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would agree to a 30-day ceasefire if the US and Europe stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine, quoted him by ABC News. Until this happens, the Kremlin considers the implementation of this initiative impossible.
- on May 9, Macron declared his readiness to "react decisively", if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire.
- On May 10, the French president and other members of the "coalition of the willing" arrived in Kyiv to discuss peace. In his address to Ukrainians, Macron said he had three messages: peace, sovereignty and the future.
- US President Trump addressed Zelensky and Putin and said this "senseless war" must end.
