Emmanuel Macron in a television interview was asked about Russia's readiness to talk in Turkey about a truce in the war against Ukraine.
The President of France said that European countries want to apply sanctions against Russia in consultation with the United States and expressed the opinion that sanctions could be imposed “in the coming days” if Russia did not implement a truce.
– Our safety is at stake in Ukraine. We want a truce on land, sea and air, for 30 days – emphasized the French president.
– We want – if Russia confirms that it does not respect [porozumienia o rozejmie] “Take sanctions again,” he said.
He added that there is currently no legal framework that allows you to take over frozen Russian assets.
French nuclear umbrella in Europe. Macron comments
In a television interview, Macron also confirmed that he wants a discussion about nuclear deterrence in Europe, and stipulated that Paris will not pay “for the safety of others” And the “final decision” on nuclear weapons belongs to the French authorities. The journalist's attention that “Poles say that they would like French nuclear bombs in their territory, just as Americans do for certain European countries”, Macron mentioned the American presence in Germany, Italy and Turkey, among others. He then repeated: “We are ready to open this discussion.”
