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France welcomes US inclusion of European powers in Ukraine discussions

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • France said representatives from France, Britain and Germany taking part in US discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked a significant opening for European involvement.
  • French officials said Russia had shown new willingness to negotiate after meetings in Moscow, though President Vladimir Putin continued to make unacceptable demands.
  • Paris said any renewed peace talks must address Ukraine’s position on territorial concessions, security guarantees and war reparations.

Paris welcomed the participation of French, British and German representatives in talks held by US President Donald Trump’s envoys with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

French presidential sources said the meeting allowed diplomatic advisers to President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join the discussion. The three countries are referred to as the P3.

associated with the conversation

· French presidential sourcesThe Élysée highlighted European participation in the US envoys’ meeting with Zelenskyy.

The French side emphasized that Europe had not merely been “associated with the conversation.” It hoped to remain involved in future discussions as well. The European representatives told Trump’s envoys that any renewed peace negotiations would have to respect the conditions that European countries and Ukraine have defended from the outset.

a new Russian willingness to negotiate

· US envoys, as relayed by French officialsThe phrase described Putin’s reported position after meetings in Moscow.

According to the account given by the US envoys, Russian President Vladimir Putin had expressed “a new Russian willingness to negotiate” after the Sept. 20 elections to the State Duma. They described this as “a new start” for the process. The Kremlin also did not rule out “trilateral discussions” involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States as mediator.

The Élysée said the visits by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv showed that Washington was again engaging in the conflict. It also said Russia wanted to restart talks and accepted the possibility of negotiating on new foundations, while noting that Putin continued to present “unacceptable demands.”

unacceptable demands

· French presidential sourcesThe Élysée said Putin’s conditions remained unacceptable despite possible renewed talks.

France said the P3’s presence in Kyiv gave Europeans “the possibility to conduct diplomacy” and pursue a negotiation that was robust and structured, with the aim of producing lasting and sustainable peace. Paris said that process must account for Ukraine’s position on possible territorial concessions, security guarantees for Kyiv and its demands for war reparations.

the possibility to conduct diplomacy

· French presidential sourcesFrance described the P3 presence in Kyiv as an opportunity for European diplomatic involvement.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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