Russia Undercuts Macron During Visit to Ukraine

“The Kremlin on Tuesday rebuffed the idea that President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Vladimir Putin of Russia had made meaningful progress toward defusing the Ukraine crisis in their high-stakes meeting in Moscow,” the New York Times reports.

“Statements by Russian leaders appeared to undercut French diplomatic authority, and even credibility, just as Mr. Macron arrived in Ukraine to continue his shuttle diplomacy, with 130,000 Russian troops just outside Ukraine and the White House warning that an attack on Ukraine could be imminent.”