Emmanuel Macron warns of a peace that may be a “capitulation” | EUROtoday

In the aftermath of an attraction between the American president, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron questioned the intentions of the chief of the Kremlin, in an interview with Financial Times printed Friday, February 14. “A peace that is a capitulation is bad news for everyone”launched the top of state for the tenant of the White House, who intends to provoke negotiations straight with the Russian president.

“The only question at this stage is in a sincere, sustainable, sustainable way, President Putin is ready for a cease-fire on this basis? »»pretended to question Emmanuel Macron, insisting that ” alone “ Ukraine could “Negotiate with Russia”, which is part of its sovereignty and its territorial integrity.

Europeans have a “position to play”

The new American defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, tried on Wednesday, “Unrealistic” To consider a return from Ukraine to its borders before 2014. Russia, which has already annexed Crimea in 2014, has claimed five regions occupied to various degrees since the start of its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022.

The French president also insisted on the need for Europeans to be at the negotiation table on a future security architecture on the continent. “It is up to the international community, with a specific role for Europeans, to discuss security guarantees and, more broadly, the safety rules of the whole region. This is where we have a role to play ”he said.

Emmanuel Macron was the first leader to mention the sending of ground troops to Ukraine to guarantee his security compared to Russia in the event of a ceasefire. The Pentagon chief hammered that Europeans would be upon finding security guarantees “Robust” for the maintenance of peace ” sustainable “excluding the deployment of American soldiers in Ukraine.

Emmanuel Macron also considered that Donald Trump’s return to the White House represented a “Electrochoc” To push the European Union to invest in its own defense, its economic and technological revival.