Russia ACCEPTS Macron's Negotiation Initiative. Zelensky Not Happy
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
Russia ACCEPTS Macron's Negotiation Initiative. Zelensky Not Happy
The Kremlin has welcomed Emmanuel Macron’s initiative for the French President to resume dialogue with Moscow. Zelensky on the other hand has shown skepticism regarding this initiative and has called for support for the US-led negotiations before taking on other initiatives. Mark Rutte has stated that Vladimir Putin is the main obstacle to peace and he has pointed the slow Russian advance in Ukraine. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has stated that it’s not in Hungary’s interest for Ukraine to collapse and he has called for a peace settlement as soon as possible. Yuri Ushakov has stated that Russia will probably find the European and Ukrainian changes to the initial “28 point US Peace Plan” unacceptable, as Russia is only prepared to negotiate in the framework established by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska.