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Macron rejects Trump’s idea for Putin to mediate between Israel and Iran

By Reuters 15 June 2025, 11:30 pm 7 Edit

French President Emmanuel Macron, during a visit to Greenland to offer his support to the Arctic island, says that Russia lacks the credibility to mediate the conflict between Israel and Iran, as US President Donald Trump has suggested.

In an interview with ABC News earlier today, Trump said he was open to Putin, whose forces invaded Ukraine in 2022 and who has resisted Trump’s attempts to broker a ceasefire with Kyiv, mediating between Israel and Iran. Macron says he rejects such an idea.

“I do not believe that Russia, which is now engaged in a high-intensity conflict and has decided not to respect the UN Charter for several years now, can be a mediator,” Macron says.

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