The acceleration of peace negotiations in Ukraine still obliges Europeans a little more to tighten ranks to try to weigh against the United States of Donald Trump and Russia by Vladimir Putin. Tuesday, March 11, Emmanuel Macron encouraged the chiefs of staff of around thirty countries gathered in Paris to deepen their work in order to set up the “Credible security guarantees” to bring to Ukraine in the event of agreement with Russia. A little later, Ukraine and the United States offered, after talks in Djedda (Saudi Arabia), a thirty-day ceasefire, considered a way of testing Moscow's intentions.
For the head of state, it is time to “Go from concept to the level, so that a solid and lasting peace is possible in Ukraine”reported the Elysée. The meeting had been summoned to allow Paris and London, at the forefront of the question, to present their common deployment project, behind the front, of a European force, with the aim of enforcing a cease-fire agreement.
Most of the European Union (EU) states were represented, it is up to everyone to detail their possible contribution to security guarantees under discussion. Military leaders from third countries-from Turkey, Norway, but also from Australia, New Zealand and Japan-were also present, just like EU, NATO and a Ukrainian emissary. But no one was there in the name of the United States.
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Source: Lemonde