Emmanuel Macron calls on Europe to develop a unified strategy before considering negotiations with Russia over Ukraine. Le Monde. The French president said at the Dublin summit that Europe must have "a clear and unified vision of what it wants for Ukraine and for itself" before choosing a possible envoy to negotiate with Russia. "The content determines the format, therefore, we, as Europeans, need to take the initiative again in negotiations with Russia, and then the format will be determined," the French president told the press. When asked about his willingness to be a future European envoy, Macron replied: "I will always be ready to work on these issues."