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Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron expressed their desire in Washington on Thursday to seek a solution together in Ukraine, but without cutting back on their support for kyiv, during a state visit by the French president to the United States.
Emmanuel Macron assured Thursday that he would "never push the Ukrainians to accept a compromise that would be unacceptable to them"
The 27 EU countries were close to finalizing an agreement Thursday evening to impose a ceiling of 60 dollars per barrel on the price of Russian oil sold to third countries, in addition to their embargo which comes into force on Monday.
More than 1,300 Ukrainian prisoners have been released in exchanges with Russia since the start of the war in February, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday after a new exchange between kyiv and Moscow.
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07:27: Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since the Russian invasion
A maximum of 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded their country in February, an adviser to the Ukrainian president said Thursday.
"We have official estimates from the general staff (…) They range from 10,000 (…) to 13,000 dead," said Mykhailo Podolyak, one of Volodymyr Zelensky's advisers, on the Ukrainian channel Channel 24. According to him, the Head of State will make the official data public "when the time is right".
7:16 a.m .: Biden “ready to talk” with Putin if he seeks “to end the war”
US President Joe Biden said he was “ready” on Thursday to speak with his Russian counterpart if the latter “is looking for a way to end the war” in Ukraine.
“I am ready to talk to Putin if he is looking for a way to end the war.
He hasn't done it yet,” he said during a joint press conference with Emmanuel Macron.
“If that were the case, then in consultation with my French and NATO friends, I would be happy to sit down with Putin to see what he has in mind.
He hasn't done it yet,” the US president continued.
7:05 am: Biden and Macron pledge to support Ukraine “as long as it takes”
The United States and France will continue to support Ukraine "as long as it takes", Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron said in a joint statement on Thursday.
The American and French presidents "reaffirm the continued support of their countries for Ukraine" and undertake in particular to provide it with "political, security, humanitarian and economic assistance for as long as necessary", according to this document.
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During his visit to the United States, Emmanuel Macron reiterated his support for Ukraine in the conflict between it and Russia.
The American president was on the same wavelength.
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