The European Union supports the initiatives to restore the exchange of views with Russia, against the background of the calls in Europe, which demand greater efforts towards the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as in the context of publications related to the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bon to Moscow. This was reported by Politico newspaper, referring to a European diplomat.
According to a diplomat who attended the briefings, there is a general perception in Brussels that "the context is significantly different from 2022" and that these initiatives are "well coordinated" with other European capitals.
As Macron announced earlier, he intends to have a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible. According to the results of the EU summit held in Brussels in December 2025, the President of France stated that it is time for Europe to restore the dialogue with Russia. In his assessment, the current format of the negotiations on Ukraine, in which the American representatives discuss the terms of the settlement with Russia without the participation of the Europeans, is "not optimal".
