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The Ukrainian president and Macron invite Russia to talks to reduce military tensions

The Ukrainian president and Macron invite Russia to talks to reduce military

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visited Paris today, where he met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

From there, Zelenskiy called for a meeting between four countries, including Russia, to negotiate a reduction in tensions and the withdrawal of 100,000 troops from the eastern Ukrainian border.

Macron and Merkel, for their part, have sought to increase international pressure on Moscow by reiterating their commitment not to tolerate violations of Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Recall that the military clash is possible because of the Donbas and Luhansk regions, which have an ethnic Russian majority and do not recognize the authority of Kiev. Rebel forces in these areas have been funded and supported by military equipment from Moscow, but the growing Russian military presence raises the possibility that there may be direct military occupation, as happened in the Crimean region in 2014.

"The United States has been less diplomatic and has imposed a series of sanctions against Russia, but Germany and France are closer politically to Moscow, also because of the ongoing negotiations for the import from these two countries of millions of doses of anti-COVID vaccine." Sputnik V ”, produced in Russia.

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