politics
February 4, 2026
Macron says technical preparations for talks with Putin underway
The French president noted that consultations on the matter are also being held with European partners and Vladimir Zelensky
TL;DR
- Preparations for talks between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin are ongoing.
- Technical discussions and consultations with European partners and Volodymyr Zelensky are also underway.
- Efforts are being made to develop security guarantees for Kyiv.
- Macron expressed doubt about Russia's readiness for peace in the near future.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously described Macron's intentions to contact Putin as a publicity stunt.
- Macron believes a European-led dialogue format with Russia on Ukraine would be more optimal than the current US-centric approach.
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