Emmanuel Macron spoke again on Sunday with US President Joe Biden as part of his consultations before meeting Vladimir Putin on Monday on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the Elysée announced.
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This 40-minute telephone exchange is part of
"a logic of coordination"
, according to the presidency, before the French president's trip to Moscow and then Tuesday to Kiev, where he is to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Macron has indicated that he will
"discuss the terms of de-escalation"
on the border with Ukraine, where Westerners accuse Moscow of having massed tens of thousands of soldiers for a potential invasion, which the Russia denies, claiming only to guarantee its security.
During the weekend, the Head of State met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of the three Baltic countries, Lithuanian President Gitana Nauseda and Latvian Prime Ministers Krisjanis Karins and Estonian Kaja Kallas.
He had already spoken with Joe Biden on Tuesday, with the two presidents affirming
“their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”
and pledging to remain
“in close contact”
on this file, according to the House. White.
"They agreed to speak again soon
," said the Elysée on Sunday.
"You have to be very realistic
," Emmanuel Macron told the JDD.
"We will not obtain unilateral gestures"
from Russia
"but it is essential to avoid a deterioration of the situation before building mechanisms and gestures of reciprocal trust"
, according to him.