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French and German leaders Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz met in Berlin on May 9th. There they again expressed their support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.
Emmanuel Macron has decided to make his first foreign visit as re-elected President of France to Berlin. The date was chosen May 9th. There he met the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After the talks, both politicians talked to the press. Where they reaffirmed their support for Ukraine, including military assistance. And also economic.
Their meeting took place at a time when Russian leader Vladimir Putin was delivering a speech in honor of Russia's “Victory Day” from a rostrum on Red Square in Moscow. Everyone expected that in this speech, Putin could announce the mobilization in the country because of the war against Ukraine. But it didn't work out. Although Putin promised further offensives against Ukraine.
Macron said that although Putin's speech was not marked by verbal or military escalation, an immediate ceasefire remains a necessary condition for the success of the talks. The ultimate goal of all this remains the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
“We remain focused on our goal: to do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire, to help Ukraine negotiate the conditions that it decides. Because our position is to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Macron said.< /p>
Macron and the war in Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron won the French elections in April 2022, retaining the position of the country's president.
His inauguration took place on April 7. During his speech, the politician recalled the war in Ukraine. He stressed that he would work to stop it and help defeat democracy and courage.
Even before that, he had made two important telephone conversations. On April 30, Emmanuel Macron called Vladimir Zelensky. The leaders of the countries discussed ways of further cooperation against Russian aggression. In particular, they discussed the defense issue, cooperation on Ukraine's path to EU membership and the investigation of Russian war crimes committed on the territory of our state.
On May 3, Macron called Putin – the conversation lasted two hours. It was the first conversation between politicians since the world learned about the atrocities of the Russians in Bucha. Before that, they often called up.
