Kyiv Independent reports on Macron’s interview published in the Economist today:
“French President Emmanuel Macron said he would consider sending troops to Ukraine in the case of a Russian breakthrough at the front or if Ukraine requested it, in an interview with the Economist published on May 2.
Macron added that such conditions did not currently exist.
In March, Macron called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “existential” for France and the rest of Europe. Later, Macron said he would not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
Macron reiterated this sentiment in his interview with the Economist, saying that Europe’s “basic condition” of security depends on its ability to avoid defining concrete red lines.
“If Russia wins in Ukraine there will be no security in Europe,” he said…
…The interview came ahead of a visit to France by Chinese President Xi Jinping in May. Macron is expected to try and convince Xi to use his influence over Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek an end to the full-scale war in Ukraine.”
160 countries to discuss Ukraine’s approach to settle the war, including the BRICS (with one major exception).
Kyiv Independent reports:
Switzerland peace summit to take place on June 15-16, Russia not invited ‘at this stage’
“ The meeting will take place in the Burgenstock resort above Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland, and 160 national delegations will be invited to the talks.
Russia, the aggressor in the ongoing war, will not be invited “at this stage” of the talks, the Swiss government said.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba justified the decision not to invite Russia in a comment for the Foreign Policy magazine, saying: “Our approach comes from reality, and from the experience that we (have) gained... Between 2014 and 2022, we had almost 200 rounds of talks with Russia in different formats, with mediators and bilaterally.”
“But nothing worked. It ended up in the large-scale invasion (of 2022),” he stressed…
… Zelensky said that the summit will serve as a dialogue platform to “achieve a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine in accordance with the U.N. Charter and the norms of international law.”
The founding principles of the event were developed in a series of international meetings and centered around Ukraine’s 10-point peace formula.”