Macron open to extending France’s nuclear umbrella to European allies as US reconsiders Ukraine funding – live

French president says he will debate offer at European summit to be attended by Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy
Russia takes a positive view of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement last night that he is willing to negotiate over the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, however, that it was not clear how this would work because Ukraine had a legal ban on negotiating with Russia, Reuters noted.
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