Emmanuel Macron said that a peace agreement with Russia “should not mean a surrender of Ukraine” – as Donald Trump claims that Vladimir Putin’s powers “want to end this war”.
The US and French presidents have been in the midst of fragile relationships between America and after Mr Trump launched an oral attack on the Ukrainian president Volodymyr zelenskyy.
Meeting in the White House over the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine, The French president said he and Mr. Trump took “substantial steps during our discussions”.
Mr Macron told reporters that Europe should do more to strengthen the defense on the continent.
However, he emphasized that Russia is “the aggressor” in the conflict and added: “President Putin have violated the peace. ‘
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The French leader then said, “We want peace, he wants peace. We want peace quickly, but we do not want a deal that is weak.”
“This peace should not mean a surrender of Ukraine or a ceasefire without guarantees,” he added. “It should make Ukrainian sovereignty as possible and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders on the issues that affect it.
‘It is also a country in which we must carry our responsibilities so that we ensure security and stability for Ukraine and the entire region.
“For the Europeans, this is an existential matter.”
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Macron said that any peace agreement “should not mean a surrender of Ukraine”. Photo: Reuters
‘Get this war stopped’
At a news conference after the talks, Mr. Macron said he “fully believes” that there is a way forward in negotiations.
He also agreed “There is good reason for President Trump to get involved with President Putin again”-a week after the leaders had a 90-minute phone call.
Mr. Trump added that Russia would accept European troops in Ukraine as part of the peace efforts and added: “I specifically asked him (Putin). He has no problem with it.”
He told reporters: “When I got here, one of the first calls I made was to Putin and it was made with great respect. They want to end this war.”
Mr. Macron believes ‘fully’ There is a way forward with peace talks after dealing with Mr. Trump met. Pic: ap
Mr. Trump then explained that he “wants to stop this war”, whether by a ceasefire or a direct agreement – but when asked if the Ukraine should give up the area as part of any agreement, he said: ‘We will see. ‘
The news conference came when Mr. Putin said he was ready to discuss Russia to cut its defense budget along the US, saying that a 50% mutual decline would be a ‘good idea’.
The Russian president also used a possible economic agreement with the US and offered talks on an agreement for his own rare nature metal supplies and the sale of aluminum to US firms.
The US president will meet Sir Keir Starmer Thursday, after prime minister Mr. Trump warned that a bad peace agreement would be a ‘disaster for all’.
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Trump said earlier Monday that he hoped that Mr. Zelenskyy the US would visit Draw an agreement on the rare earthminerals of the Ukraine Soon.
Just last week, in a bitter words, Mr. Trump called the leader of Ukraine a ‘dictator’ and said that he ‘should’ move better, or that he would not have a country left ‘after Mr. Zelenskyy accused him of making “disinformation space” in a Russian living.
