The deleterious context between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky and the last Russian-American negotiations push Europe to raise their tone, Emmanuel Macron in lead.
09:31 – The Special Envoy of the United States visiting kyiv, a glimmer of hope towards peace?
A meeting that could change everything in the relationships between kyiv and Washington? Impossible to say for the moment. This Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky is due to receive the special envoy of the United States, Keith Kellogg, who said upon his arrival in Ukraine yesterday, understand the need for “security” from Ukraine. A speech very different from that of President Trump. “It is very important for us that (this) meeting and our work with America in general are constructive,” said the Ukrainian president on Wednesday during his daily speech.
08:34-Europe wants a real peace plan, not a simple “ceasefire”
On Wednesday, the EU diplomacy head, Kaja Kallas, called on the United States to “do not fall into Russian traps”. “Putin does not want peace (…) It is important that even before the start of negotiations, you do not give in to all the main requests of Russia”. Indeed, Europeans fear seeing the Trump administration chain concessions to Vladimir Putin, without worrying about Ukrainian interests.
A “ghost” ceasefire, without armored peace plan would be a sword in the water. The wish of Europe is to provide solid guarantees to kyiv and to dissuade the chief of the Kremlin to operate new offensives on Ukrainian soil, in particular in Donbass. For Europe, the final annexation of the territories occupied by Russia should never be recognized. “Recent history allowed us to verify that when there was only one cease-fire, it was not respected by Russia,” said Emmanuel Macron in the regional daily press this Wednesday.
08:23 – Faced with the Russian threat, Macron brings together French party leaders
Emmanuel Macron receives this Thursday 2025 Party leaders this Thursday 2025 to take stock of the situation in Ukraine. Manuel Bompard (LFI), Fabien Roussel (PCF), Marine Tondelier (Ecologists), Olivier Faure (PS) and Guillaume Lacroix (Radical Left Party), Louis Aliot (RN), Gabriel Attal (Renaissance) and Marc Fesneau (Modem) are expected to chat with the Head of State. A vote on the consequences of the geopolitical context in Europe for France is also scheduled for early March in Parliament.
08:15 – The Russians have cards in hand because they have taken many territories “
After an outing of the American president qualifying Volodymyr Zelensky of dictator, Donald Trump put a layer of it, this time with a more docile message intended for Russia: “I think they have a little cards in hand because They have taken many territories, so they have cards in hand “as part of the negotiations to try to end the war in Ukraine, he assured. “I think the Russians want the war to end,” he abounds with some journalists on Wednesday evening on the presidential plane.
08:08-A Macron-Trump interview “very soon, maybe on Monday”
Emmanuel Macron recalled this Wednesday that the position of France and its partners on Ukraine and European security is “clear and united” after a series of two “mini summits” with several countries. According to the French president, Europe’s efforts will go to peace with “respected rights” for Ukraine, a “sustainable” peace accompanied by robust and credible guarantees “. He also hopes that “Europeans’ security concerns” are taken into account.
This is why, the head of state should go to Washington to exchange with Donald Trump on the relatively tense situation between the latter and Volodymyr Zelensky and try to reach a peace agreement with all the necessary guarantees inherent in Ukraine. Asked on the presidential plane on the calendar of his meeting in Washington with Emmanuel, Macron, Donald Trump replied “very soon, perhaps on Monday”. Earlier this Wednesday, an American official indicated that the French president was well expected at the White House “early next week”. It remains to be seen if Emmanuel Macron retains a serious tone but without frontal attack on the United States, or if he wishes to raise his tone and align with the declarations of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, qualifying certain words as Trump “false And dangerous “, likely to play the game of Vladimir Putin.
02/19/25 – 23:24 – The Russians greet Donald Trump’s statements
In Russia, Donald Trump’s polemical statements were particularly well received. Illustration of the agreement between the United States and Russia since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, these remarks were congratulated by the Russians in the streets of Moscow. As AFP reports, these talks between Moscow and Washington give “hope” for peace so that “this terrible and very serious conflict, which affects not only countries at war, but also the whole world, or finally Setted, “explains a Muscovite.
02/19/25 – 23:10 – The American vice -president warns Zelensky not to “denigrate” Trump
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the American vice-president, JD Vance explains that Volodymyr Zelensky will not be able to “change the president to change [Trump] Critically in the media “. He warns the Ukrainian president that it is” not the right way to deal with this administration “, in anticipation of any negative reaction. According to him, Donald Trump” knows a lot about geopolitics ” , which explains his “very clear opinion” on the question.
02/19/25 – 23:09 – Keir Starmer supports Volodymyr Zelensky
The British Prime Minister supported Volodymyr Zelensky, “as a democratically elected leader of Ukraine”. He assured “that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend the elections in wartime, as did the United Kingdom during the Second World War”, he recalls through a press release Downing Street spokesperson.
02/19/25 – 22:50 – The former Democratic vice -president denounces the accusations of Donald Trump towards Volodymyr Zelensky
Mike Pence, former vice-president of Joe Biden (Democrat) spoke on X on the words of Donald Trump: “Ukraine did not“ trigger ”this war. Russia launched a brutal and unjustified invasion that The lives of hundreds of thousands of people have been based.
Mr. President, Ukraine Did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion Claiming Hundreds of Thousands of Lives. The Road to Peace Must Be Built on the Truth. ??????????????
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– Mike Pence (@Mike_pence) FEBRUARY 19, 2025