War in Ukraine – Macron: Kyiv should talk to Moscow at some point

THE Emanuel Macron stated today that the Ukraine should hold talks with Russia at some point in order to try and bring an end to the war between the two countries. “The Ukrainian president and his officials will have to negotiate with Russia,” said the French president, who is visiting Romania and Moldova.

Macron arrived in Romania on Tuesday for a three-day visit to NATO’s southern wing, which will include Moldova, before heading to Kyiv on Thursday for a possible visit. together with the German Chancellor, Olaf Solz, and the Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, said two diplomatic imgs.

The President of Romania Klaus Johannes stated that The return to Ukraine of candidate status for accession to the European Union is the right signal. “In my opinion, the status of the candidate country should be given as soon as possible, it is a good solution from a moral, economic and security point of view,” he said, adding that efforts are being made to resolve differences between European powers. .

THE Macronas reported by ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, has been criticized from Ukraine and allies from Eastern Europe for what they see as ambiguous support for Ukraine in the war against Russia.

“At the gates of the European Union, an unprecedented geopolitical situation is at stake, so yes, for all these reasons, the political framework and the decisions that the European Union and many countries have to make justify new in-depth discussions and new progress,” Emanuel said. Macron at a NATO base in Romania.

“We are at a point where we, the European Union, need to send clear political signals to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, where they have been heroically resisting for many months,” he said, referring to Romanian President Johannes.

Macron: Stayed in a tent and not in a hotel in Romania

Macron, who arrived in Romania on Tuesday night at Michael Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta, dined with French soldiers at this strategic Black Sea base before decide to stay and sleep there in a tent and not in a hotelaccording to the Palace of the Elysium.

This morning he did jogging before having breakfast with the soldiers and meeting with President Johannes, with whom he talked for more than an hour.

Macron, who is accompanied by new Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, is then expected to fly to neighboring Moldova, where he will be received in the capital, Chisinau, by European President Maya Santou, with whom he has developed a “relationship of trust”. He has been received by the French president three times since February 2021.

The first French president to visit the country since Jacques Chirac in 1998 will express “support (of France) in the most direct way” to this former Soviet republic that has been particularly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine with which it has common borders.