Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron return to dialogue after 3 years of silence and deal with the theme of the ceased between Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, Donald Trump stops military supplies in Kiev with a decision that risks having an immediate impact on the war.
The Putin-Macron interview
Moscow and Paris, in the Italian afternoon of Tuesday 1 July, take stock of the respective versions On the long phone call – over 2 hours – between the Russian and French president, which aims to carve out a leading role in the chessboard of the dialogue linked, in recent months, especially to the initiatives of the United States and Donald Trump.
It is a significant comparison, almost ‘historical’ if we consider that the last contact dates back to 2022, before the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Putin. The Eliseo reports that Macron “underlined the unshakable support of France to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, asked to establish a ceased as soon as possible and to start negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to find a solid and lasting solution to the conflict”. The note ends by underlining that “the two presidents will continue to talk about this theme”.
Different cut, and it could not be otherwise, in the Kremlin report. During the interview, Putin attributed the responsibility of the conflict to the West and “recalled that the Ukrainian conflict is a direct consequence of the policy of the western states, which for many years have ignored the interests of Russian security, created a head of anti-Russian bridge in Ukraine and tolerated the violations of the rights of Russian residents”.
The western countries, observed the head of state, “are pursuing a policy of extension of military actions, fueling the Kiev regime with various modern weapons”.
Putin and Macron have however discussed the prospects of a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian conflict. According to what reported by the Kremlin, cited by Interfax, Putin “confirmed the fundamental approaches for possible agreements, which should be global and long -term, provide for the elimination of the profound causes of the Ukrainian crisis and rely on new territorial realities”.
Moscow plans and what Trump does
The call among the leaders occurs in a crucial moment for the war. Russia, which claims the total control of Luhansk, as the Ukrainian military leaders have also highlighted in recent days, is having about 50 thousand men close to the Sumy region. The hypothesis of a ‘shoulder’, to acquire further cards in view of a new negotiating phase, becomes more and more concrete and is also monitored by the United States. “I’m observing,” says Donald Trump. The American president controls, apparently, and in the meantime his administration makes a decision that does not go unnoticed.
While Kiev constantly asks for Patriot defense systems – President Volodymyr Zelensky did so also in the recent NATO summit in which Trump participated – the Pentagon suspended the shipments of some Anti -aircraft missiles and other precision ammunition to Ukraine Due to the fear that the stocks of US weapons have fallen too much.
Because the US blocks Kiev supplies
The decision – reports politician – was taken by the Pentagon’s political manager, Elbridge Colby, after a review of the ammunition stocks, which raised concerns that the total number of artillery bullets, anti -aircraft missiles and precision ammunition itself, decreasing, according to three sources aware of the matter.
The initial decision to suspend some aid promised during the administration of former president Joe Biden was taken in early June, according to the sources, but is entering only now, since Ukrainian is rejecting some of the largest Russian bombings of missiles and drones against civil objectives in Kiev and elsewhere. These sources were granted anonymity to discuss the current operations. The Pentagon and the White House did not respond to a commentary request.
