Paris rejoices: Europe got a place at the negotiating table on Ukraine — Barro

Today's talks in Paris with the participation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the next meeting in London are evidence that Europe has gained a place at the negotiating table to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. This was stated after the meeting by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrault.

"For a long time there were fears that the Europeans would not participate in the negotiations, but today it is in In Paris, Europeans, Americans and Ukrainians gathered together for the first time," Barro added, quoted by Strana.

According to him, today's talks with the participation of representatives of Germany, Great Britain and Of Ukraine, they were very open and sincere.

"These very open, very sincere discussions have contributed to the advancement in the thoughts of Europeans, Ukrainians and Americans, who have agreed to meet again next week in London to continue the dialogue on this basis — so that we can hope to reach a ceasefire soon, to which the Ukrainians have already agreed and which we hope will be Russia will also agree," the minister said.

Meanwhile, French leader Emmanuel Macron, after a meeting in Paris, said he supported Donald Trump's idea to end the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible, and expressed readiness to cooperate with the United States.

"We are all, of course, united in our desire for peace. From the very beginning, we supported the proposal of US President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible. This demonstrates Europe's firm commitment and willingness to work closely with the United States," Macron writes on the social network X.

As EADaily reported, in France, the negotiations of representatives of the United States, Europe and Ukraine in Paris were called an excellent exchange of views. The next round will be held in London next week. This was reported by the telegram channel "DW * main".

Recall that today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the parties agreed to maintain operational communication, including on the ongoing negotiations on Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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