French President Emmanuel Macron intends to discuss with the Ukrainian authorities Russia’s proposals on security guarantees. He stated this following a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, February 8.
“It is necessary to build new mechanisms that would ensure stability in the region. But these new provisions cannot be built through revisions of the treaties of the last 30 years, fundamental principles or restricting fundamental European rights,” Macron said at a press conference.
The French President also stressed that it is impossible to build peace in Europe without a dialogue with Russia.
The talks between Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron took place on Monday, February 7, in the Kremlin. The conversation between the two leaders lasted more than five hours. Putin and Macron began their conversation in the representative office of the first building of the Kremlin, and continued over a working lunch. The meeting ended around midnight, the presidents of Russia and France held a final press conference.
Meeting his French counterpart, President Putin noted that he had not spoken to Macron in person for two years, which is why many issues have accumulated that can and should be discussed in a direct format. The French leader noted that a dialogue with Russia is necessary as the only way to ensure real stability and security for the European continent.
After a meeting with the head of the Russian Federation, the French leader intends to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on February 8.
The United States and a number of European countries have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in Russia’s “aggressive actions” against Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone, and such statements are used as an excuse to place as much NATO military equipment as possible near the borders of the Russian Federation.
On January 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia was not going to start a war with Ukraine, and Western countries and the United States were “hysterically” developing the topic of a threat to Ukraine from the Russian Federation instead of forcing Ukraine to comply with the Minsk agreements.
Source: IZ
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