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Macron urges ‘clear pressure’ on Russia to accept ceasefire in Ukraine
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron says that Europe and the United States have to put pressure on Russia to accept a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine.
Russia “does not give the impression it sincerely wants peace,” Macron says in a statement provided to AFP following a video conference of countries backing Ukraine organized by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
On the contrary, Russian President Vladimir Putin is “escalating the fighting” and “wants to get everything, then negotiate,” he says.
“Russia must respond clearly and the pressure must be clear, in conjunction with the United States, to obtain this ceasefire,” he adds.
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