The resumption of peace talks is unlikely, but a trusted and neutral third party’s mediation could still avert the worst-case scenario of World War III by miscalculation if each actor’s possibly false perceptions of the others’ plans are corrected before it’s too late.
Macron's remarks about Ukraine have nothing to do with Ukraine or Russia and everything to do with Marine Le Pen and the increasing threat her party posses to Macron. In a way Macron is the Joe Biden of France: A liberal internationalist who is in the process of loosing power to rising populism. Macron like Biden can only double down on policies that are failing because it is too late to for either to catch the populist wave.
Macron's remarks about Ukraine have nothing to do with Ukraine or Russia and everything to do with Marine Le Pen and the increasing threat her party posses to Macron. In a way Macron is the Joe Biden of France: A liberal internationalist who is in the process of loosing power to rising populism. Macron like Biden can only double down on policies that are failing because it is too late to for either to catch the populist wave.