Diplomacy: Emmanuel Macron raises his voice against Donald Trump and Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that the decision to sanction Russia if it refuses a ceasefire in Ukraine was a "credibility test" for Donald Trump 's United States. If Russia "confirms" that it "is not ready to make peace ," Washington must confirm its "commitment" to sanctioning Moscow, the French president told reporters during a visit to Singapore , stressing that "it is a credibility test for the Americans."

"I spoke 48 hours ago with President Trump, who expressed his impatience. The question now is: what do we do about it? We (Europeans) are ready," stressed the French leader, who spoke alongside Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to deliver the opening address this evening at the Shangri-La Dialogue, the largest security and defense forum in Asia, which was attended last year by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . Along with other European leaders of the "coalition of the willing," Macron traveled to Kyiv on May 10, where they threatened Moscow with massive sanctions if Russia did not agree to an immediate ceasefire, an announcement that has not yet been followed up.

The head of state also declared on Friday that the recognition of a Palestinian state was "not simply a moral duty, but a political requirement," while listing several conditions for taking the step, ahead of a UN conference on the subject in which he will participate on June 18. He also affirmed that Europeans must "harden their collective position" against Israel, "if there is no response that is commensurate with the humanitarian situation that is being provided in the coming hours and days" in the Gaza Strip.

In this case, the European Union will have to "apply" its "rules," "that is, put an end to processes that presuppose respect for human rights, which is not the case today, and apply sanctions," he said, referring to the association agreement between the Twenty-Seven and Israel, which is going to be re-examined. "And so yes, we must harden our position because it is a necessity today, but I still have hope that the Israeli government will change its position and that we will finally have a humanitarian response," he added.

France is co-chairing an international conference on the so-called two-state solution for Israel and Palestine at the UN in New York from June 17 to 20. Emmanuel Macron did not clearly state whether he would recognize a Palestinian state at this event. He listed the conditions: "the release of hostages" held by Hamas , "demilitarization" of the Palestinian Islamist movement, its "non-participation" in the governance of this state, "reform of the Palestinian Authority," recognition by the future state of Israel and "its right to live in security," and the "creation of a security architecture throughout the region."