French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference following the European Union Summit in BrusselsPARIS, Jan 16 strong> French President Emmanuel Macron said amid the Ukrainian crisis that he welcomes attempts at dialogue between the US and Russia. I never said that, US President Joe Biden too … Is it necessary? More than ever, if we do not want to maintain the status quo that worries everyone and our collective security,» Macron told the French weekly Journal du Dimanche. He noted that France and Germany have always «in the spirit of dialogue» negotiated between Russia and Ukraine on the Minsk agreements. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. true to himself
