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Zelenskyy in Paris to Discuss Increasing Pressure on Russia as US Peace Talks Stall
Zelenskyy and Macron discussed increasing sanctions on Russia by targeting its shadow tanker fleet amid stalled US-brokered peace talks and a rising Middle East conflict.
- On Friday, March 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to increase pressure on Russia, focusing on sanctions and regional security.
- Amid divisions in Europe over support, Hungary blocked a 90-billion-euro EU loan to Ukraine as the US government eased rules to allow stranded Russian oil sales.
- Focusing on enforcement, the talks will target Russia's 'shadow fleet' of tankers and include a joint press conference during Zelensky's 12th visit to France.
- Meanwhile, the Kremlin said the planned meeting would obstruct the peace process and called the 'absurd' idea of pressuring Russia, while the US proposed new trilateral peace talks next week.
- Broader European tensions are evident as Zelensky traveled to Romania and agreed to launch joint drone production, while the Druzhba pipeline blockade remains unresolved.
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Macron pledges no 'respite' for Russia despite Mideast war
French President Emmanuel Macron Friday vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the Middle East war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris. After the meeting, Macron said that Russia was wrong to hope that the war in Iran would "give it a break" and assured the continuation of the policy of sanctions against Moscow for its aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, said that the easing of US sanctions against Russia "does not contribute to peace." Russia…
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