Putin's proposed Ukraine talks 'not enough', Macron says

President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is "not enough", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. READ ALSO: European leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of solidarity against RussiaAsked if this was another such example, Macron replied: "Yes, it is." Speaking at the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul in the coming days but did not address the 30-day ceasefire proposal. Macron also said that Putin's proposal was "unacceptable for the Ukrainians because they cannot accept parallel discussions while they continue to be bombed". He also cast doubt on whether Zelensky would agree to talks in Istanbul given the "complicated" Russian-Ukrainian negotiations held there shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.