Emmanuel Macron believes that there could be a Truce between Russia and Ukraine in a matter of weeks. A truce that, according to the French president, would serve to start negotiating a definitive peace treaty. This was stated on Monday in an interview in the chain ‘Fox News‘After meeting with his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
A meeting in the White House “very decisive” and “strategic”, according to Macron, which coincided with the Third anniversary of the Russian invasion And it arrives at a “sensitive” moment, in full conversations between Washington and Moscow. Bilateral negotiations that at the moment They do not have Kyiv or Europewhich seeks its place at the negotiating table, with the Gallic president, precisely, at the head of that effort.
“We want peace and I think that the initiative of President Trump is very positive,” Macron said, however he has launched a warning: “My message has been to say ‘be careful’because we need something substantial for Ukraine, but also for the security of Europe and France. ” Trump’s arrival “changes the game.”
Macron’s plan
In Macron’s opinion, to achieve definitive peace “First we need a truce” that “it can be evaluated and proven” and that, in his opinion, “could be achieved in the coming weeks“. Under that high fire, he has detailed, all attacks by land, sea and against infrastructure would cease.” If it is not respected, it will be the best proof that Russia is not serious, “he said.
During that truce, according to their plan, the parties would negotiate on guarantees of security, territory and reconstruction and the United States would reach an agreement on critical minerals and rare earths. “At the end of this period, We would have a treaty and a peace agreement“The president of France has broken down.
Macron, however, has emphasized “the day after” and “How to ensure that Russia will not violate this treaty“In this sense, Macron has admitted that there is no consensus within the NATO On an adhesion of Ukraine to the Alliance, but has defended that security guarantees must be negotiated so as not to leave Ukraine alone. These guarantees, has suggested, can go through increasing Ukrainian military capacities themselves to “maintain a strong army.”
In addition, he has reiterated the willingness of France and the United Kingdom of Send troops to Ukraine. “Not to go to the front, not to go to the first line of confrontation, but to be in certain locations defined by the treaty as a presence to maintain this peace and our credibility Collective with US support. “
During the interview, Macron has emphasized the need to go with “care” with Vladimir Putin. Thus, he recalled that in 2014 “We had a stop the fire” that “was continuously raped By Russia. “” I think it is feasible to have at least a truce and start negotiating sustainable peace, but we need something substantial for Ukraine, for Europeans and their safety and for the US and its credibility, “he insisted.
Trump, meanwhile, has insisted that the war could end in “weeks” during the encounter with Macron in the Oval Office. There, he also assured that Putin is willing to accept the presence of European troops in Ukraine and that he plans to receive soon in Washington to his Ukrainian pair, Volodimir Zelenskito sign an agreement on rare earths.
Source: Lasexta
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