France’s Macron to meet Zelensky, Starmer and Merz in London on Dec 8
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(From left) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Kyiv in May 2025.
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- Macron will meet Zelensky, UK, and German leaders in London on Dec 8 to discuss Ukraine and US-mediated negotiations.
- Macron condemned Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy and rail infrastructure, calling Russia's approach escalatory and not seeking peace.
- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily lost off-site power due to overnight military activities, according to the IAEA.
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said he would travel to London on Dec 8 to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as the British and German leaders, to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations under US mediation.
“Ukraine can count on our unwavering support. That is the whole point of the efforts we have undertaken as part of the Coalition of the Willing,” Mr Macron said on X.
“We will continue these efforts alongside the Americans to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, without which there can be no robust and lasting peace. For what is at stake in Ukraine is also the security of Europe as a whole,” he added.
Mr Macron also condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the strikes that targeted Ukraine
“Russia is locked into an escalatory approach and is not seeking peace... We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it to make peace,” he added.
Widespread military activities overnight affected Ukraine’s electricity grid and prompted operating nuclear power plants to reduce output, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Dec 6.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost all off-site power
