PARIS (Reuters) – The West should consider how to meet Russia’s need for more security guarantees if President Vladimir Putin agrees to end the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on television on Saturday.
In an interview with French broadcaster TFT recorded during his visit to the US this week, Macron said that Europe should prepare its future security architecture.
“This means that one of the key points we need to address, as President Putin has always been, is the fear of NATO coming to your door and the deployment of weapons that could threaten Russia,” Macron said.
“This issue will be part of peace issues, so we need to prepare what we are prepared to do, how we will protect our allies and member states, and how we will give guarantees to Russia the day she returns to the negotiating table. The French.
Russia and the United States have said they are open to negotiations in principle this week, but US President Joe Biden said he would speak to Putin only if the Kremlin leader shows he is interested in ending the war. Ukraine said negotiations are possible only if Russia stops its attacks and withdraws its troops.
(Reported by Geert De Clercq)
source: Noticias
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