PARIS — As the U.S. and NATO stressed a “united front” in their response to Russia’s security demands, European leaders are working their …
PARIS — As the U.S. and NATO stressed a “united front” in their response to Russia’s security demands, European leaders are working their own diplomatic avenues to end the tensions and worry that talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be deepening divisions among them. On Wednesday, the same day U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of “steep consequences” facing Russia should Putin refuse to de-escalate, France hosted its own diplomatic meeting with representatives from Germany, Russia and Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to take Putin down a path of de-escalation and said that the European Union will use every tool in its diplomatic toolbox to avoid a major war.
