{"id":1718,"date":"2025-08-19T14:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:18:47","slug":"macron-pitches-switzerland-for-putin-zelensky-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/macron-pitches-switzerland-for-putin-zelensky-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron pitches Switzerland for Putin-Zelensky meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday suggested Switzerland as a possible host nation for a meeting<\/a> between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0an interview<\/a>\u00a0that aired Tuesday on French news channel LCI, Macron said the bilateral talks could take place in Europe, though he specified they would not be held in France.<\/p>\n

“It will be [hosted by] a neutral country, maybe Switzerland \u2014 I’m pushing for Geneva \u2014 or another country,” Macron said, according to a translation<\/a> in the French newspaper Le Monde.<\/p>\n

“The last time there were bilateral talks, they were held in Istanbul,” he added, according to the news outlet.<\/p>\n

President Trump said he spoke to Putin<\/a> on Monday about arranging a time and place for a bilateral talk with Zelensky. Trump said that, following that meeting, he would join for trilateral talks that would then be followed by a multilateral meeting with other European leaders.<\/p>\n

Putin is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), but Macron said in his latest interview the Russian leader could be issued immunity during the talks, saying, \u201cPeace must move forward, so we must find a place,\u201d according to a translation of the remarks. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis welcomed the prospect of hosting a summit for the talks, telling Swiss public broadcaster SRF: \u201cWe are ready for such a meeting, and we also thank you for the trust placed in us. We have always signaled our willingness, but it naturally depends on the will of the major powers,\u201d according to a translation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cassis also suggested the ICC arrest warrant could be avoided if Geneva held the summit.<\/p>\n

“We have clarified the legal situation,\u201d Cassis said. \u201cWe could hold such a meeting, and we know what needs to be done to ensure it goes smoothly. We can do this despite the arrest warrant against Putin because of our special role and Geneva’s role as the European headquarters of the U.N.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday suggested Switzerland as a possible host nation for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In\u00a0an interview\u00a0that aired Tuesday<\/p>\n

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