French President Macron suggests that Geneva could host Putin-Zelensky summit
Speaking after he and other European leaders joined the Ukrainian president for high-stakes meetings at the White House on Monday, Macron said the announced Zelensky-Putin summit would be held in Europe.
"It will be (hosted by) a neutral country, maybe Switzerland -- I'm pushing for Geneva -- or another country," Macron said in an interview aired Tuesday on French news channel LCI.
"The last time there were bilateral talks, they were held in Istanbul," he added, referring to the three rounds of lower-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held in Turkey between May and July.
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