{"id":1724,"date":"2025-08-19T13:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:18:48","slug":"macron-putin-not-very-willing-to-get-peace-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/macron-putin-not-very-willing-to-get-peace-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron: Putin not 'very willing to get peace' in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed skepticism in a Monday interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to make peace<\/a> as President Trump\u2019s pushes to end the war in Ukraine<\/a> that has lasted more than three years.<\/p>\n

The interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker followed a high-stakes series of meetings<\/a> at the White House, where Trump gathered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders<\/a> to discuss key issues in ongoing peace talks over the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

Asked about his level of optimism that Putin and Zelensky could make progress<\/a> toward a ceasefire deal, Macron first stressed that \u201cI think the optimism of your president is to be taken seriously,\u201d referring to Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if he considers he can get a deal done, this is a great news, and we have to do whatever we can to have a great deal,\u201d the French president said. \u201cBut a great deal is a deal with security guarantees and a robust peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I’m concerned, when I look at the situation and the facts, I don’t see President Putin really willing to get peace now,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut perhaps I’m too pessimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u00a0embraced Zelensky\u00a0on Monday, a dramatic shift from the cold welcome<\/a> the Ukrainian leader received in February. The president, Ukrainian leader and other European leaders displayed a united front during the Oval Office meeting and used the high-profile talks to increase pressure<\/a>\u00a0on Putin to come to the negotiation table.<\/p>\n

Trump was caught on a hot mic<\/a> telling Macron that he thinks Putin \u201cwants to make a deal for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later Monday, he spoke to Putin<\/a>\u00a0about\u00a0arranging a time<\/a>\u00a0for a bilateral meeting between the Kremlin leader and Zelensky, after which, Trump said he would personally join them a trilateral meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, this was a very good, early step for a War that has been going on for almost four years,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

Despite his self-described pessimistic outlook, the French leader stressed that he thinks \u201cit\u2019s very important\u201d that Western leaders \u201claunch the process of this bilateral meeting, this trilateral meeting and this multilateral meeting\u201d and that discussions focus on building out security guarantees.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think at a point of time, probably, we will have to increase the pressure on Russia to be sure they want peace,\u201d Macron told Welker. \u201cBecause as long as President Putin and his people will consider they can win this war and get a better result by force, they will not negotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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