The official added that Macron’s position on peace talks is “no different in private” than what he states publicly.
A spokesperson for the French foreign ministry said: “Exchanges with our U.S. counterparts are particularly rich.
You no doubt saw that the French president received the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysée Palace Monday, and immediately afterwards he debriefed negotiators in Florida and of course President Donald Trump.”.
Merz chimed in that Zelenskyy had to be “extremely careful in the coming days.”.
Merz’s spokesperson Stefan Kornelius told POLITICO: “As a matter of principle, I do not confirm or comment on snippets of conversation.”.
Finland’s Stubb seemed to agree with Merz, according to the transcript.
“We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys,” he said, apparently referring to Witkoff and Kushner, which attracted agreement from Rutte. »