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Ukraine: the mixed results of the Macron mediation

2022-02-08T19:22:26.602Z


STORY – The French head of state wants to believe that his mediation will have made it possible to open a new diplomatic path.


Special envoy to Moscow and Kiev

Emmanuel Macron is impressed by "

the coolness

" shown by Volodymyr Zelensky.

He mentioned it several times during his trip to Moscow and Kiev, including in front of the person concerned.

He also reassured Volodymyr Zelensky: the independence of Ukraine, which has never been accepted by Russia, will not be the subject of any "

reverse march

".

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But the French president, as he told a group of journalists on the plane, does not believe in “

spontaneous miracles

”.

He therefore had few illusions about the extent of the concessions that Vladimir Putin could give him in Moscow.

Even if they were not always clearly assumed by the two presidents in their press conference, the president is pleased to have obtained guarantees from the Russian head of state on several subjects.

First, the commitment not to take new military initiatives, that is to say to freeze the military reinforcement at the borders of Ukraine.

Then insurance...

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Source: lefigaro

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