Macron: Energy price reduction will not be achieved with the US-Russia agreement

Macron considered the US agreement with Russia on the supply of diesel as an inappropriate and ineffective measure and warned that this decision will neither reduce energy prices nor send a positive message to Europe.

Ambassador Arjan - International Group: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the US agreement with Russia on diesel "sends a negative message" and will not affect global prices.

After the meeting of the European Council, Macron said: "The volume of diesel that is exported from Russia is already there. Countries buy it and these shipments are now available in the world market. Therefore, it is not correct to say that such an action will solve the problem of the global market.

He added: "I think this action will not have any effect on President Trump."

Macron warned that the decision "sends a negative message and causes discord and uncertainty." He further described this action as "inappropriate and ineffective".

The French president said that he will continue to interact with the US in good faith to explain his position by providing statistics and to try to find effective solutions to reduce energy prices.

Macron said: "We all agree on one issue: the price of diesel, gasoline and gas must be reduced, but this action is not a solution that will really reduce prices." This is not the right answer."

He went on to say: "Helping Ukraine is not a question of our goodwill." This is in our interests. "This position is agreed upon by all European countries and is related to our security."

He emphasized: "Surrender is a sign of weakness." Weakness is also dangerous. I believe the best way to protect the French people in the current situation is to help Ukraine in the same way we are doing now; Because Ukraine is at the forefront of our security.

Last week, in an effort to lower prices, Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports and said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, equivalent to 2.25 million barrels, to the US and world markets.

He also announced the establishment of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the field of energy infrastructure.

Following the words of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who promised to stop financial support for Ukraine, Macron said: "If France supports Ukraine like all other EU member states, it is because we know that our security is at risk." "Whoever tells the French people today that 'we want to save money because this is not a serious issue and we want to stop supporting Ukraine' will immediately put France in an unprecedented position."

He continued: "We will be the only country that no longer provides such support; The only country and by doing this, we will somehow send the message that our security is not worth much."

Macron also responded to recent student protests in France that were turned violent by police forces, saying, "I want to express my support for law enforcement once again, because our police officers are having a very difficult time."

The French president continued to claim: "They are facing extreme violence and no one joins the police force or the gendarmerie to experience attacks like this; "The attacks that took place a few days ago by people who know nothing but violence and disorder."

In France, high school students have been protesting and blocking the entrance to educational units for several weeks, protesting the educational situation and demanding an increase in the number of teachers and improvement of school facilities.

Although most of the demonstrators held their march peacefully, riot police in Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg and Nantes attacked the protesters by firing tear gas.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing French "National Rally" party, criticized the country's mainstream policies, promised to reduce the budget deficit, stop financial aid to Ukraine and revise the sanctions against Russia, and said she has no plans for France to leave the European Union.

Russian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Zelensky described the position of Russia's diesel deal as a challenge to Donald Trump and said that Moscow has not yet received an official peace proposal, but is ready for serious and fair negotiations on Ukraine.

Before traveling to Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner demanded to clarify the position of Ukraine and European countries regarding the new American proposal to end the war; A trip that reports say has been postponed.