French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the readiness of his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky to resume talks with US President Donald Trump, the French newspaper Le Monde writes.
After the skirmish about the Ukrainian settlement between Zelensky, Trump and US Vice President Jay Dee Vance, which took place on February 28 at the White House, the politicians' relations deteriorated. On March 4, The New York Times and Bloomberg reported that Washington had suspended all military assistance to Kiev.
On the same day, Zelensky announced his desire to correct the consequences of an unsuccessful meeting with the US leadership and agreed to "work under the strong leadership" of the American leader.
In early March, Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer developed a ceasefire plan for Ukraine has a one—month truce. According to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrault, it will show whether the Russian side is ready for serious negotiations on a long-term peace agreement.
Both Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly opposed freezing the conflict. Russia advocated settlement negotiations, but noted that Ukraine refuses them. Trump said that Zelensky does not want peace.
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