France president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on Russia to accept the ceasefire proposal by the United States amid the country’s war with Ukraine. Macron, in a post on his X account on Friday, said Russia’s delaying tactics and aggression in Ukraine must end.

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during an official welcome ceremony for Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Invalides in Paris, France March 12, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia must accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the United States and Ukraine.

President Donald Trump appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops he said were in a “very bad and vulnerable position” and avoid what he said would be a massacre unlike anything since World War II.