Overview
- Reuters reports that Emmanuel Bonne met Kremlin officials in Moscow on Tuesday, including Putin aide Yuri Ushakov, with allies briefed on the initiative.
- Macron confirmed preparations to resume dialogue are underway at a technical level, with no timetable announced.
- Macron cautioned that he does not believe Russia is ready to conclude a peace agreement in the coming days or weeks.
- The effort seeks to restore European channels to shape security guarantees and post-war considerations after years of frozen EU–Russia contacts under sanctions.
- The Kremlin recently described European calls to resume dialogue as positive, while U.S. analyst Mark Episkopos labeled the French move overdue and questioned Macron’s suitability to lead talks.