During a video conference organized during the Ukrainian president's short stay in Canada, Zelensky informed his allies “about the progress of negotiations,” explained German Chancellor Stefan Kornelius' spokesman after the conversation, which took place before Sunday's meeting between the Ukrainian leader and the US president.
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What did the Italian Prime Minister say during the video conference?
What attacks did Emmanuel Macron condemn?
The office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni stated in a statement that during the video conference she said that it is necessary now, more than ever, to maintain unity of positions between European partners, Ukraine and the United States, to end the conflict that has lasted almost four years.
Macron and Meloni's comments
“Only through such solid unity of views can Russia be made to face its responsibility and make it show real readiness to come to the negotiating table,” says the Italian government's statement.
Also during this conversation, French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned the massive Russian attacks on Kiev and its region, which he said showed a “contrast” between “Ukraine's readiness to build lasting peace and Russia's determination to prolong the war it itself started.”
