French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia should agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States and Ukraine.
Macron mentioned that he spoke about the situation on Friday, March 14, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In his nightly video message, Zelenskyy said he and Macron discussed the current state of diplomatic efforts, possible solutions, and the technical details of how a ceasefire could be monitored.
Zelenskiy said that in all these matters, “we have clear support from France”.
Posting on X, Friday night, Macron said;
“I spoke today with President @ZelenskyyUa and then with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer following the progress made during the meeting between the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah on Tuesday.
“Russia must now accept the U.S.-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. The Russian aggression in Ukraine must end. The atrocities must stop. So must the delaying statements.
“On Tuesday, the meeting in Paris brought together around forty Chiefs of defence staff. Tomorrow, we will continue working to strengthen support for Ukraine and to achieve a solid and lasting peace, in a videoconference with Prime Minister Starmer, President Zelensky, and all our partners.”
