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Britain holds back as France pushes for truce between Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L), Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) and French President Emmanuel Macron during the European leaders' summit in London, 2 March 2025, where Macron proposed a one-month ceasefire as part of the start of the peace process. © Justin Tallis/Pool via AP

Britain has not committed to France’s proposal for a one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine, which France said would test Russia’s commitment to ending the war it began with its 2022 invasion.

French President Emmanuel Macron said after European leaders rallied around Ukraine at a summit in London that France and Britain were proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure".

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