Zelenski sought the support of European leaders in his meeting with Macron
The two leaders have held a videoconference meeting with US negotiator Steve Witkoff, after which they have held talks with several European leaders to "coordinate" towards the end of the war and to link "long-term security guarantees."
Macron and Zelensky on the eve of their meeting in Paris.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski wants the support of European Union leaders for negotiations with the US to "end the war with security guarantees." To that end, he has travelled to Paris. He has held a meeting with French President Emmanuelle Macron to discuss the negotiations between Ukraine and the US in recent days.
In addition, the two leaders have spoken via videoconference with Ukraine's Special Envoy USA, Steve Witkoff, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the talks held this weekend in Florida by US and Ukrainian delegations to travel to Russia DA tomeet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and present the document they have worked on during the negotiations.
Zelenski and Macron have also hadvideoconferences with leaders from seven European Union countries (Germany, Poland, Italy, Norway, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands), European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
Zelenski has stressed that at these meetings there has been a 'very fruitful debate on the fundamental priorities' for Europe. He has also explained that meetings are being planned in Europe to ensure that the war has a 'just end'.
Finally, the President of Ukraine has promised to"continue coordinating"with European leaders .
The most difficult issue: the division of territories
With regard to negotiations with the Americans, Zelensky has admitted that the most difficult issue is the distribution of land in Donbas and Crimea. The initial US plan provided that Ukraine should hand over to Russia the part that still controls Donbas, which Kiev considers unacceptable.
Another major issue is how tofinance the reconstruction of Ukraine . The President of Ukraine has stressed that an agreement between European countries is essential on this point. Indeed, the US proposed investing Russia's frozen assets in this task and earning half of their profits for them.
The Ukrainian President has said that thanks to the work of the negotiating team, "the peace plan is now better."
On the other hand, Macronhas said that "Ukraine is the only country that can make decisions about its territory" and has accused Russia of "giving no sign of wanting peace."
Meanwhile, he has assured us that the European Union is workingto strengthen sanctions against Russiaso that it 'has less money to finance the war'. Macron has explained that, in addition to the blockade on oil exports, the fight against the 'phantom fleet' that now overcomes the blockade will begin.
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