French President Emmanuel Macron said he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to “take stock” of ongoing US-led negotiations.
Macron made the announcement on Saturday, on X, as Ukrainian and US officials were holding a third straight day of talks in Miami to discuss a plan to end the nearly four-year war.
“I will travel to London on Monday to meet with the Ukrainian President, the British Prime Minister, and the German Chancellor, in order to take stock of the situation and the ongoing negotiations within the framework of the US mediation,” Macron wrote, slamming what he called Russia’s “escalatory path”.
“We will continue these efforts with the Americans to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, without which no robust and lasting peace will be possible,” he added.
Macron also condemned a wave of Russian strikes after Moscow launched over 700 drones and missiles overnight into Saturday at Ukraine, targeting its energy and railway facilities and triggering heating and water cuts affecting thousands of households and businesses.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss the proposal, though Moscow rejected parts of it.
“We must continue to exert pressure on Russia to compel it to choose peace,” Macron said.
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