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Presidents @EmmanuelMacron and @POTUS Biden just held a joint press conference in the East Room of the @whitehouse.
Rewatch here and find below a few takeaways ⤵️
Rewatch here and find below a few takeaways ⤵️
@EmmanuelMacron @POTUS @WhiteHouse Pres. Biden opened his remarks with shared 🇫🇷🇺🇸goals and progress made on the common work regarding Ukraine and Iran and on subjects like energy and climate. He noted that the two nations share the same vision for the Indopacific: one that is free and open, prosperous and secure.
@EmmanuelMacron @POTUS @WhiteHouse He thanked Pres. Macron for his help on the Lebanon-Israel maritime border agreement.
On Africa, Pres. Biden stated, "President Macron and I understand Africa’s influence and importance, and he has much to add."
On Africa, Pres. Biden stated, "President Macron and I understand Africa’s influence and importance, and he has much to add."
Last night's joint press conference from the French and German Leaders is a very significant moment in the Ukraine crisis/standoff.
The plain reading of this is that Europe has told the UK and US to butt out. The EC's @vonderleyen is also singing the same tune.
The plain reading of this is that Europe has told the UK and US to butt out. The EC's @vonderleyen is also singing the same tune.
Namely, the U.S. is - following @SecBlinken's failure to de-escalate the crisis on Friday with @mfa_russia's Sergey #Lavrov - no longer an acceptable interlocuter in this crisis.
The US (withdrawing embassy staff) and UK (releasing intel) since have arguably made things worse.
The US (withdrawing embassy staff) and UK (releasing intel) since have arguably made things worse.
@SecBlinken @mfa_russia On Sunday @FareedZakaria's editorial take gives a long way to explaining why. edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022…
1. In the Cuban Missile Crisis, after JFK let Nikita Khrushchev know he'd risk nuclear war, the Soviets backed down. We didn't formally agree to pull our missiles out of Turkey but did informally. I don't think #Putin can politically be seen to have gotten nothing re Ukraine.
2. We keep talking about #Donbas and the return to #Minsk Accord's #NormandyFormat that would leave an semi-autonomous region but return border control to #Ukraine. Nobody in our camp appears to be considering any compromise on #Crimea. I think the chip might be #Sevastopol.
3. Perhaps a deal that provides cheap energy to Ukraine for a time that is tied to continued use of Sevastopol by Black Sea Fleet under the terms of a new lease. Give both sides a benefit and and incentive to move on. And everyone can call it a win. @WHNSC @SecBlinken @SecDef
