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France suggests partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine


Such a truce would determine whether Putin is ‘acting in good faith’, French foreign minister says

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France is proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister have said, as European efforts to bolster support for Kyiv accelerate in the face of uncertain US backing.

The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said on Monday: “Such a truce – on air, sea and energy infrastructure – would allow us to determine whether Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith” and gauge his attitude to “real peace negotiations”.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/03/uk-france-suggest-partial-truce-russia-ukraine-putin

Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent, Luke Harding in Kyiv, Andrew Roth in Washington and Dan Sabbagh

Publish date : 2025-03-03 17:09:00

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