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We are determined to work for a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine,
the French president said I really believe that he wants to make a deal,
France calls for a peace based on the UN charter and international law, and which distinguishes between aggressor and victim.”
The French envoy to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, did nothing to disguise what was at stake, telling the security council This will not be a problem because Russia will return to its business when an agreement is signed,
In a way this trip was a last chance … the Europeans are very worried and he went there to avoid the worst. He is the only one who can do this, firstly the Germans had an elections and the British have left Europe,
He had consulted all the other Europeans at the very start of the week plus a few non-Europeans, he arrived armed with a certain number of arms and also it was the day the EU was able to agree a new set of sanctions against Russia,
Blanchemaison told FranceInfo It was mission impossible and he did his best. Did he succeed? We will see in the coming days.”
Asked if he thought Macron’s mission had succeeded, Araud said I was ambassador during the first Donald Trump administration and I can attest that he [Macron] knew how to maintain a good working relation.”
Emmanuel Macron was playing a complex game in Washington … preserving and relaunching the personal relationship he formed with the American president during their first term in office. And at the same time defending Ukraine and reinvigorating a transatlantic alliance weakened by an administration in a hurry to disengage from the old continent,
The good understanding displayed between the two leaders in reality masks deep-seated differences that were clearly visible on the same day at the United Nations,
If you believe that, it's OK with me. They get their money back, and we don't. But now we do."
Shrugging off Macron's interjection, Trump said No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60 percent of the total effort."
Grabbing Trump's arm to interject, Macron said We want peace swiftly, but we don’t want an agreement that is weak,
Macron said earlier in a joint news conference with Trump Twenty-one of the 30 critical materials that Europe needs can be provided by Ukraine as part of a mutually beneficial partnership,
Sejourne said after a meeting with Ukrainian officials, AFP reported Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They're getting their money back,
Trump said as he made the case for Washington's ongoing effort to press Ukraine into signing a deal that would give the United States the right to extract Ukraine's rare earth minerals as a way to recoup the aid money provided by Washington during the conflict This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders,
As Europeans, we have committed to being stakeholders in these security guarantees,
Macron told the press conference We call each other several times a week,
Macron told the French online news channel HugoDécrypte, according to excerpts released Tuesday We have been working closely with our British partners these past weeks. We've shared this with other European countries and allies wanting to join,
But my message was to say ‘be careful’ because we need something substantial for Ukraine,
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