After Russia, Macron in Ukraine to try to defuse the crisis!

French President Emmanuel Macron is on his way to Kiev on Tuesday where he is to meet his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky after presenting to Moscow - who said he was ready to "compromise" - his proposals to defuse the crisis around Ukraine.Westerners fear an invasion of Ukraine, with tens of thousands of Russian troops deployed on the Ukrainian border.Mr Macron will then meet in Berlin with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, himself just returned from Washington as part of a series of European diplomatic efforts this week and next. 

According to the French presidency, Mr. Macron's proposals concern a commitment not to take new military initiatives on both sides, the start of a dialogue, in particular on the Russian military system or even peace negotiations on the conflict in Ukraine. and the beginning of a strategic dialogue.After more than five hours of discussion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that "some of the ideas" of his French counterpart could "lay the foundations for common progress" and must speak to the French head of state again after his trip to Kyiv.