Macron called on Ukraine to conduct a dialogue with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference in KyivPARIS, Jun 16< /strong> Neither France nor Germany will negotiate with Russia instead of Ukraine, it must do it itself, said French President Emmanuel Macron. The press conference is being broadcast on the social networks of the Elysee Palace. French President, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived on Thursday on a visit to Ukraine. “When the moment comes when the conflict ends, Ukraine must determine the modalities of negotiations (with Russia Neither France nor Germany will negotiate with Russia instead of Ukraine…. We will take part in the negotiations as European powers, but we will never negotiate on behalf of Ukraine,” Macron said at a press conference. conference in Kiev. He specified that France and Germany would participate in the negotiations as security guarantors.