The preservation of "territorial integrity and the European orientation of Ukraine are very categorical demands of the Europeans", the French presidency said today, quoted by Agence France-Presse, following the proposal by US Vice President J.D. Vance for a "territorial exchange" between Moscow and Kiev, BTA writes.
At a time when representatives of France, Britain and Germany are meeting in London with envoys from Kiev and Washington amid discussions on a ceasefire in Ukraine, "the goal remains to develop a common approach that the US could present to the Russians", the Elysee Palace emphasizes.