In a dramatic development just a day before the scheduled peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, French President Emmanuel Macron made a statement that stunned Kyiv — and angered Moscow. Speaking to French media, Macron admitted that “Ukraine has no capacity to reclaim all its lost territories”, referencing regions like Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, which are now under Russian control. While calling for an end to the war, Macron proposed the deployment of “reassurance forces” — a form of NATO-backed presence in Ukraine far from the front lines — to show continued Western support.#emmanuelmacron #ukraine #russia #putin #zelensky