On December 2, AFP reported: "Zelenskyy visited France on Monday and met with Macron. Macron emphasized that the peace plan for Ukraine-Russia must be finalized with the joint participation of Ukraine and the EU. Without their involvement, the issue of Ukraine's security cannot be discussed. Only Ukraine has the right to discuss territorial issues. He also said that there is currently no truly meaningful peace plan. Zelenskyy admitted that territory is the most difficult point in negotiations. He is willing to end the war in a dignified way, protect sovereignty and security, and hopes to meet with Trump later. On the same day, both sides also made phone calls with leaders of many countries and officials from NATO and the EU. Macron also exchanged views with Trump on the situation in Ukraine."
[Witty] Macron claims that Ukraine and the EU should lead the peace process, but it's actually a shrewd geopolitical calculation! On one hand, he subtly criticizes the US-led negotiations as meaningless, highlighting Europe's strategic autonomy; on the other hand, he binds Ukraine's arms sales and reconstruction, seizing the initiative in the game. Although Zelenskyy seems to hold the right to discuss territory, he turns around and hopes to meet with Trump, exposing that he is ultimately a pawn in the game between the US and Europe. In this grand performance of peace, no one truly cares about Ukraine's safety — Europe wants control over defense, the US wants to withdraw strategically, while Ukraine's land and people are still paying the price for the interests of all sides. The so-called dignified peace is just self-deception.
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