US EditionMacron says Europe will need to engage with Putin if US peace talks fail
Macron warned Europe risks losing influence if sidelined in US-led Ukraine peace talks and urged re-engagement with Putin for a lasting settlement, citing the need for transparency.
- On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans and Ukrainians should prepare to engage directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin if US-led peace talks fail and urged finding the right framework to re-engage in coming weeks after the European Council summit in Brussels.
- After the summit, EU leaders agreed to lend Ukraine 90 billion euros backed by the bloc's own budget after legal and political objections blocked using frozen Russian assets.
- U.S. officials said efforts to secure a peace deal have gathered pace under U.S. President Donald Trump while European capitals have largely been sidelined, with talks planned in Miami and Kirill Dmitriev set to visit again.
- Resuming top-level contacts would mark a significant shift as Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on Friday, while European leaders aim to prevent Kyiv’s insolvency next year amid security concerns.
- Given four years of severed contact, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said `This is what Putin is hoping for, the combination of some kind of war fatigue with a hybrid war that brings a lot of uncertainty and insecurity into our societies`, highlighting war fatigue and hybrid war obstacles to EU re-engagement.
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There was a long radio silence between Russia and France. Now there could be direct talks again soon, but the Kremlin is not moving away from its positions.
"It is to be welcomed that the Kremlin publicly agrees to this step": Paris responds to Vladimir Putin's willingness to dialogue with France's head of state.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for a dialogue with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The French presidency welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to talk with President Emmanuel Macron, stating that the format under which such a conversation will take place will be determined in the coming days.
The Kremlin has denied the possibility of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Saturday ahead of talks in Miami. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly ready for talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, a move welcomed by Paris, foreign news agencies reported.
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