Macron’s Efforts to defend Ukrainian’s territorial integrity

Macron became the first leader of a major European country to meet Putin since Russia sent its troops near Ukrainian border.

French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed details of his discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin. The two leaders met on Monday.

Macron disclosed that Putin had assured him that Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine, noting that he had just assembled a battery of more than 100,000 soldiers around its borders.

It is claimed that Russia annexed Ukrane’s Southern Crimea Peninsula eight years ago escalating tension between the two neighboring countries. Ukrainian nationals have been displaying mock drills in Chernobyl in preparation for Russian intrusion.

Ukranian government is reportedly accused by Moscow over its failure to honor the Minsk treaty that was sponsored by France and Germany in their efforts to restore peace.

According to BBC reports, at least 14,000 people have been killed since 2014. Media reports quoted NATO alleging that Russia might spare their physical strength and opt for cyberattack.

Macron’s Effort

The French Leader is on a diplomatic trip and arrived in Ukraine’s Capital of Kyiv on Tuesday after holding talks with Putin on Monday.

Macron met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he briefed him of the concrete strides he had made in the ongoing negotiations to deescalate tension between the two countries.

Zelensky urged Putin to be honesty and take serious measures to curtail tensions.

After his Kyiv tour, Macron flew to Berlin where he met leaders from Germany and Poland as a show of solidarity in their quest for defending Ukrainian sovereignty.

Biden to Meet Macron

According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Macron over Russia.

“We will continue to be in very close contact with our FrFrench counterparts about the possible threat of Russian invasion into Ukraine,” Psaki stated.

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