The French president is ready for a phone call with the Russian president to hear his options for de-escalating the war in Ukraine
The French leader will answer Putin's phone call if he calls. Emmanuel Macron said this in an interview with Ukrainian TV channels.
"Yes, I will pick up the phone. I feel that it is my responsibility and I will listen to what he will offer," Macron said.He also said France's role in the current circumstances is "to be the nerve of the war." Macron said that Paris is doing everything necessary to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and to give Kiyv the necessary military equipment for the war against Russia.However, the French leader says de-escalation of the conflict is also on the agenda now.
"We need a just peace. I will listen to his (Putin) proposals, but then, it must be said that the only negotiations are the negotiations that two leaders go to," Macron said.
The French president also says Paris has "no limits" on aid to Ukraine and is ready to react to how Russia will behave.
"Russia cannot and should not win this war. Plus our goal is to bring sustainable peace back to Europe. To reach the realization of this goal, we will not go down the path of escalation because we do not need another war, but we are ready to say that we have no limits and we will react to how Russia will behave," the French president stressed.
Marcon also says France must be ready for any challenge if there is a "new round of escalation from Russia."
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Memorial to the fallen Moldovan soldiers of the Transnistrian War in Chisinau. Photo: Alexander Moisseenko
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