French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday insisted on “the necessity for a ceasefire” before a meeting between Russia and Ukraine proposed by Vladimir Putin and accepted by Volodymyr Zelensky can be held.
“The president of the Republic insisted on the necessity for a ceasefire which will allow a Russian-Ukrainian meeting at the highest level to take place Thursday,” said a statement from the presidency, adding that Macron had spoken earlier Sunday to his German, British and Polish counterparts, as well as US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president.