Ukraine Macron proposes Geneva for Selensky-Putin meeting
The meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin should take place in Europe, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. He proposes Geneva for the meeting.
19.08.2025, 09:51
19.08.2025, 10:20
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In an interview broadcast on French channel TF1 Info on Tuesday, Macron said: "More than a hypothesis, it is even the collective will" when asked whether the meeting, which was announced after the meeting between Donald Trump and several European leaders in Washington, should take place in Europe.
"It will be a neutral country, so maybe Switzerland, I would argue for Geneva, or another country. The last time there were bilateral talks was in Istanbul," he recalled. On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggested that the meeting should take place in Rome.
With regard to Ukraine's security, the French head of state announced that he would organize a meeting of the "coalition of the willing", "the 30 countries working on security guarantees to keep them informed of the decisions", together with the UK on Tuesday lunchtime.
Ukraine decides on concessions
"In the same breath, concrete work will start with the Americans, and so from Tuesday our diplomatic advisers, ministers, chiefs of staff will start work to see who is ready to do what," Macron said. Ukraine will make the concessions it considers right and good.
"In any case, we should be very careful when we talk about recognizing the law. Let's not allow recognitions of the law, i.e. that countries that are guarantors of the international order can say we can take territories by force, because then we open a Pandora's box," he warned.
