France & Germany advocate early ceasefire in Ukraine

France and Germany want to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine that will allow the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow to be brought to a conclusion in order to achieve peace, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.  Macron also said that together with Chancellor Scholz, he will discuss with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the idea of creating a new European political community that would be able to accept Ukraine into its ranks.

Nach meiner Amtseinführung am Samstag wollte ich bei meiner ersten Auslandsreise die herausragende Bedeutung der deutsch-französischen Freundschaft betonen. Dies um so mehr, als wir uns heute am 9. Mai, dem Europatag, treffen. Hocherfreut über diese Zusammenkunft, lieber Olaf. pic.twitter.com/y3fLfNDPl6

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 9, 2022

Meanwhile, Ukraine claimed that Russian forces have increased the number of missile carriers in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian armed forces on May 4, had said that Russia had three missile carriers present in the Black Sea, The Kyiv Independent reported. However, Ukraine's Defence Ministry has reported that Russia has 7 Kalibr missile carriers in the Black Sea. The war has now continued for the 11th week.