The Weimar Triangle countries, which include France, Germany, and Poland, pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent and issued a statement calling on Russia to start negotiations.
This is reported by France24.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Polish President Andrzej Duda gathered in Berlin on Tuesday for the summit of the Weimar Triangle, a tripartite group formed on August 28-29, 1991, and initially designed as an instrument for bringing Poland closer to the European Union and NATO.
In a joint statement issued following the talks in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda called on Moscow to start a substantial dialogue on European security issues and to help defuse the situation in Ukraine.
"The heads of states and governments of the Weimar Triangle (Germany, France, and Poland) underlined their commitment to joint efforts for the cause of strengthening European and Trans-Atlantic security architecture," the document says.
It reaffirms that Berlin, Paris, and Warsaw remain committed to principles sealed by "various OSCE documents." "The three countries will continue to closely coordinate their actions with EU partners and NATO allies with the goal of ensuring peace and stability in Euro-Atlantic," it says.
The three leaders "call upon Russia to contribute to de-escalation on the Ukrainian border and start a substantial dialogue about security on the European continent." They also declared their "readiness to constructively participate in detailed and result-oriented negotiations on security issues of mutual concern." The leaders stressed that "any new Russian military aggression against Ukraine would have serious consequences and a high price."
They were united in the opinion that NATO should "constantly review its defense and deterrence strategy" and to be ready to bring about necessary adjustments if the security situation deteriorates, including under the Enhanced Forward Presence initiative.
Scholz, Macron and Duda also spoke in support of the Normandy format of Ukrainian reconciliation.