French President Emmanuel Macron is one of the few Western leaders who has been speaking to Russia's leader since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on February 24
French Presidnet Emmanuel Macron met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky this week in KyivKYIV - French President Emmanuel Macron made his first trip to Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion this week to throw political clout behind the war effort -- and also to clear the air.
The French president's trip -- coordinated with the German and Italian leaders -- appeared to bring the embarrassing chapter to a close."The relationship with President Macron is transparent and frank," he added, speaking in the gardens of the Ukrainian presidential palace alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
Macron's meeting with Zelensky this week was the first since the war but the two men have known each other for years. In remarks on May 9, Macron said it was important to"never give in to the temptation to humiliate ", prompting Zelensky to reproach him for trying to offer Moscow"a way out".France is to send six more of its sophisticated long-range Caesar howitzers, the showpiece of French artillery, to UkraineIn Kyiv, Macron explained that the comments had referred to a time after the war had ended when a new security framework for Europe would have to be negotiated.
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