Emmanuel Macron has negotiated a meeting between the Russian and American presidents, provided that “Russia does not invade Ukraine”.
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Emmanuel Macron always wants to believe in diplomacy, despite the contradictory signals and the double language of the Kremlin leader. At the end of a new series of telephone calls with Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, Sunday, February 20 until late at night, the Elysee announced an agreement in principle on the next outfit of a summit between the Russian presidents and American. A condition was asked at this meeting: “That Russia does not invade Ukraine.” How to save time, while the military preparations at the frontiers of Ukraine have redoubled intensity in recent days and that M . Putin keeps all the cards in their hands.
Neither the date nor the place of this summit were specified. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, must meet Thursday, in order to prepare “the substance” of this ultimate diplomatic attempt. In a second step, an expanded summit to the leaders concerned by the conflict – whose list is not known at this stage – will be organized on “security and strategic stability in Europe”.
Despite this surprise announcement, supposed to offer a respite in the crisis, the diplomatic channel remains most uncertain. “The summit between Putin and Biden is not yet planned,” Temperate, Monday morning, Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman. Vladimir Putin who had to chair a security advice in the day, before the meeting, the next day, the Council of the Federation – only able to decide on a military intervention according to the Russian constitution – chooses to make the suspense last. “The President has today several international telephone conversations,” said Peskov, emphasizing the continuation of the dialogue, first, between the ministers. “If necessary, of course, the presidents of Russia and the United States may at any time decide on telephone or personal contacts. It will be their decision,” he said.
“Russia seems to continue the preparations for a large and very future attack of Ukraine,” said Sunday, on his side, the White House, confirming an agreement in principle on a Biden summit -Putin. “We are always ready for diplomacy,” said American President’s spokesperson, Jen Psaki: “We are still ready to impose heavy sanctions quickly if Russia decided to engage in the war. “Monday, Washington also accused Moscow to prepare a list of Ukrainians to” eliminate or intervene “in case of occupation of the country.
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