The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, stated that the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin, will have to show today that he wants peace, according to a post by the French leader on the social media platform X.

French President Emmanuel Macron has commented on the proposal by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to hold direct talks between representatives of Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, Türkiye. Source: French newspaper Le Figaro,

After a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday cease-fire negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will start immediately.