French leader Emmanuel Macron said that the issue of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and russian dictator vladimir putin has been "resolved," BFMTV reported.
According to Macron, the meeting could take place "in the coming days."
At the same time, the French President believes that "russia is escalating the war" and "is not giving any signal of a desire for peace."
"Vladimir putin's ultimate goal is to seize as much territory as possible and weaken Ukraine," Macron stressed.
He called for "strengthening sanctions" against russia if peace talks fail.
"If this process is rejected, we all also agree that sanctions will have to be strengthened, and in any case, we will have to take a position that will put more pressure on the russian side," the French President told reporters.
As Ukrainian News Agency reported, US President Donald Trump earlier announced the start of preparations for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and russian president vladimir putin. He also noted that during the meeting on August 18, security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed, which will be provided by various European countries in coordination with the United States of America.
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