Macron: Pressure on Russia will increase in coming days to achieve ceasefire in Ukraine

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

The goal is for the Americans to be able to go to Kyiv fairly quickly, for us to establish the conditions for a ceasefire, and for us to work in depth on measures to support this ceasefire to preserve it on the Ukrainian side,

said Macron

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

I believe that we have succeeded, thanks to this meeting at the Vatican, in putting pressure back on Russia. That was the desired goal, because it was unfair for pressure to be exerted solely on Ukraine,

Macron said

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

I will welcome the Polish prime minister to Nancy on May 9 to sign a friendship treaty, which is a historic first between Poland and France,

said Macron, referring to a city in eastern France

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

I again told him (Trump): 'We need to be much tougher with the Russians',

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We must be ready, together with the Americans, to toughen our stance towards Russia to secure this ceasefire,

the French president said

The next 15 days will be crucial in trying to implement a ceasefire" in Ukraine

Macron, who was also at the Vatican on Saturday for the pope's funeral, added