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In the aftermath of the signing between Washington and kyiv of an agreement on minerals, the French diplomacy chief, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, who met his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, in Washington, granted an interview to the Agency France-Presse (AFP).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
“It must be recognized, I believe that now is clear as rock water, that the only obstacle to peace in Ukraine today is Vladimir Putin”<\/em>declares Mr. Barrot, recalling that Ukraine had “Hold on its market share”<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Ukraine “Accepted an unconditional ceasefire and yesterday she agreed to conclude an agreement on critical minerals with the United States which, according to the declarations of Ukrainian officials, corresponds, I would say, to the expectations which were those of Ukraine to engage with the United States, but also other countries, economic cooperation”<\/em>argued Mr. Barrot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n “And, during this time, Russia of Vladimir Putin made no effort, has made no sign that she <\/em>[\u00e9tai]t ready for ceasefire and peace to which President Donald Trump aspires and to which Europeans aspire and of course Ukrainians \u201d<\/em>he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n He also explained that Europeans were preparing a seventeenth pack of sanctions against Russia. “I signed up yesterday <\/em>[mercredi] with Lindsey Graham to what we tried to coordinate, both <\/em>[quant \u00e0] the substance but also <\/em>[quant au] calendar, these two packets of sanctions \u201d<\/em>added the French minister in reference to the Republican senator who proposed this week to harden American sanctions against Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n