The head of state is expected Tuesday in Romania and Wednesday in Moldova, a country neighboring Ukraine. He could then stop at Odessa: Paris proposed to get involved in the release of this strategic port for the export of Ukrainian cereals.
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Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine, late and eagerly awaited in kyiv, may well be specifying. The Elysée announced, Friday, June 10, that the head of state will go to Romania on Tuesday, June 14, to salute the French forces deployed in the country in order to strengthen the East NATO side. The next day, it is expected to go to Moldova, this time to support a state likely to be destabilized by the invasion of its neighbor by Russia by Vladimir Putin.
In the process, this trip could also give the opportunity, if the security conditions are met, to stop on Ukrainian territory, for example in Odessa, the Grand Port on the Black Sea. As a prelude to a possible surprise visit, the Presidency of the Republic sought to close the vivid controversy aroused in kyiv and in the capitals of Central Europe by its comments inviting in a recent interview to “do not humiliate Russia” with a view to Negotiate a lasting peace with it, when weapons are silent. “We wish the victory of Ukraine, repeated an Elysian source, the military conquest of foreign territories cannot be accepted on any condition.”
The Elysée gave no indication on Friday on the intentions of the Head of State, contenting himself with stressing that he was “available”, provided that this visit is “as useful” as possible for his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, with whom he had maintained the day before on the phone. The hypothesis of a short -term displacement, however, seems all the more strong as the French presidency intends to get involved in the release of cereal stocks that Ukraine can no longer export from the port of Odessa due to conflict With Russia, at the risk of raising a serious food crisis in the world. 2> France ready to participate in a possible maritime mission
Without delay, France is ready to participate in a possible maritime mission intended to break the blockade imposed by Russia, said the head of state. “We are available to the parties so that an operation is put in place which would allow access to the port of Odessa safely, that is to say to be able to pass boats despite the fact that the sea is mined, “said the Elysée Friday.
Tractations in order to organize such a device are nonetheless difficult. Moscow requires the lifting of part of the Western sanctions that have been hitting it since the start of the war, while Ukraine, although anxious to sell its wheat stocks, also fears that the Kremlin does not take advantage of the deserved access to try to invade Odessa and its region. Russia and Turkey tried in vain this week to take the hand on these operations. For the Elysée, “we must neutralize this subject, (…) The United Nations must be at the center of the game”.
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