Ukrainian crisis: Emmanuel Macron continues consultations with his partners
French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 26, 2022. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN
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Two days before his trip to Moscow on Monday February 7, then to Kiev on Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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With the Secretary General of NATO, the French Head of State spoke of "
the need to [...] find through dialogue a path of de-escalation, in full respect of the fundamental principles of European security
", according to the press release. de l'Élysée, who points out that Jens Stoltenberg welcomed this approach.
The telephone interview with London allowed Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson to discuss the results of their various conversations with their international partners.
Earlier this week, the British Prime Minister paid a
visit to Kyiv
.
Emmanuel Macron will be there on Tuesday, the day after his visit to the Kremlin where he intends to “
engage in negotiations in the clearest possible terms
” with Vladimir Poutine, according to the Élysée.
American reinforcements to Poland
The Downing Street statement says that the British Prime Minister and the French President have talked about strengthening NATO's eastern borders, even as today some 1,700
American
troops began to deploy to Poland.
Tuesday, after Moscow and Kiev, Emmanuel Macron is expected in Berlin, for a meeting with German and Polish leaders, according to a representative of the presidency in Warsaw.
He also plans to speak again soon to Joe Biden and Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
, who has also offered to mediate in the Ukrainian crisis.
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To read also: Ukrainian crisis: Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz on a defusing mission
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