Emmanuel Macron “still wants to believe in diplomacy and its role as facilitator”

From the telephone exchange that takes place between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Poutine, Sunday February 20, “we know it took place at 11 o’clock, as scheduled. This is a crucially important interview.”, says journalist Catherine Demangeat, from the Élysée Palace in Paris. “This exchange constitutes the last possible and necessary efforts to avoid a major conflict in Ukraine“, said the Elysee.

Saturday evening, Emmanuel Macron exchanged for 50 minutes with Ukrainian President Zelensky, who told him “asked to tell Vladimir Putin his availability for dialogue“, continues Catherine Demangeat. French Head of Statestill wants to believe in diplomacy and its role as facilitator, in a context qualified by the Élysée of ‘very dangerous‘” According to an adviser to the president, “Russian military action against Ukraine would bring the war to the heart of Europe, then there would be no other possible option than a very strong reaction“, announcement Catherine Demangeat.