“If the process is rejected, we all agree that sanctions will have to be intensified, and in any case we will have to take a position that further increases pressure on the Russian side,” Macron told reporters in Washington.
Overnight on Aug. 19, a meeting was held at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European leaders. The main topic of the talks was ending the Russian-Ukrainian war.
After the meeting, Trump held a phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Following the conversation, he announced start of preparations for a bilateral meeting between Putin and President Zelenskyy.
The U.S. leader also clarified that a three-party summit involving the United States, Ukraine, and Russia should take place later.