Emmanuel Macron judged Monday November 18 “quite good” the decision of the United States to authorize Ukraine to use long-range missiles in Russia, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. The French president spoke to journalists “a profound change in this conflict” with “the engagement of North Korean troops alongside Russia”. “The only power escalating this conflict today is Russia”he added, referring to North Korea's recent engagement alongside Moscow. Follow our live stream.
“Escalade.” Donald Trump's inner circle strongly denounced Joe Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to strike on Russian territory with American-made long-range missiles. “Nobody knows where this will lead us.”denounced on the Fox News channel the elected representative of Florida, Mike Waltz, Donald Trump's next National Security Advisor.
International negotiations. The G20 member countries said they were in favor of “any constructive initiative” aimed at a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, in their joint declaration from the Rio de Janeiro summit published Monday evening. The G20 group brings together the largest economies on the planet, including Russia.
European concerns. The German and Finnish governments discussed on Monday the “hybrid warfare” and the Russian threat, saying “deeply concerned”following the breakage of an underwater telecommunications cable linking their two countries. “A thorough investigation is underway” after this break, the two countries announced.
