Lecornu attempts to rally French cabinet before addressing parliament – Europe live

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<p>PM will be hoping to win over enough Socialists to stave off losing a no-confidence vote that would deepen France’s political crisis</p><p>The <strong>Kremlin</strong> said on Tuesday it welcomed <strong>US</strong> president <strong>Donald Trump</strong>’s desire to focus on the search for a peace deal to end the fighting in <strong>Ukraine</strong> after achieving a ceasefire in <strong>Gaza</strong> and hoped he would be able to push <strong>Kyiv</strong> towards a settlement.</p><p>Addressing the <strong>Israeli Knesset</strong> a day earlier after brokering a deal between Israel and <strong>Hamas</strong>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/donald-trump-sets-sights-peace-iran-hails-end-war-israel-hamas">Trump spoke of wanting to get a deal done with </a><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/donald-trump-sets-sights-peace-iran-hails-end-war-israel-hamas">Iran</a></strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/donald-trump-sets-sights-peace-iran-hails-end-war-israel-hamas"> over its nuclear programme</a>, but said he would turn his attention to trying to end the war in Ukraine first.</p><p>We are already well acquainted with Mr Witkoff; he is effective, has proven his effectiveness now in the Middle East, and we hope that his talents will continue to contribute to the work already under way in Ukraine.</p><p>The Russian side remains open and ready for peaceful dialogue, and we hope that the influence of the United States and the diplomatic skills of President Trump’s envoys will help encourage the Ukrainian side to be more active and more willing to engage in the peace process.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/14/france-lecornu-macron-
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