Russia has not shown any ‘willingness to discuss’ an amended version of US peace plan. Macron

“There is clearly no Russian willingness to agree a ceasefire today,” Macron said after a video call between the 30 countries of the so-called “coalition of the willing” supporting Kyiv.

According to the French president, participants in the call, which included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reported on their direct exchanges with Moscow. Macron said Moscow had not shown any “willingness to discuss” an amended version of the US plan resulting from talks between representatives from the US, Ukraine and Europe in Geneva last weekend.

Macron called for a “strong Ukrainian army” without “limitation” as part of guarantees for Kyiv’s post-war security. “Discussions in Geneva have shown that there should be no limitations to the Ukrainian army,” he emphasized, contrary to what was outlined in an initial draft of the US plan.