Paris/Berlin, March 12 (UNI) Russian president Vladimir Putin is “determined” to achieve his objective in Ukraine, said an Elysee source on Saturday after Saturday afternoon phone call among French President Emmanuel Macron,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Putin. CNN quoted the source as saying that Putin seemed to still be “determined to achieve his objectives in Ukraine,” but that the fact that he continues to speak to the French and German leaders suggests that “he does not exclude the possibility of a diplomatic solution altogether.” Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Macron to pressurize his Russian counterpart for a ceasefire and to raise the issue of the detention of the mayor of Melitopol. The source, “We pleaded for an immediate ceasefire…and for the start of negotiations on three points: the questions relative to security, those that relate to Ukrainian sovereignty and third, those issues raised by both Ukraine and Russia recently.” The source further said that more sanctions are being planned by both G7 and the European Union.
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