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Add as preferred source on GoogleFrench President Macron calls on Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire proposal by Ukraine and the US, with support from France and the UK.
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia must accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the United States and Ukraine.
Macron added he had discussed the situation on Friday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said he and Macron had discussed the "state of diplomacy, the possibilities that exist and the...technical aspects of overseeing a ceasefire".
Zelenskiy said that in all these matters, "we have clear support from France".
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Michel Rose and Ron Popeski; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
The main topic is the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, which France's President Macron urges Russia to accept.
The ceasefire proposal is supported by the United States, Ukraine, and France.
Zelenskiy discussed the state of diplomacy and technical aspects of overseeing a ceasefire with Macron.
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