French President Macron wrote today (Beijing time, April 27): "Today, I had a very positive exchange with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Rome. Ending the war in Ukraine is our common goal with President Trump. Ukraine is ready for an unconditional ceasefire. President Zelensky reaffirmed this to me today. He hopes to work with the United States and Europe to achieve this goal. Now, President Putin must prove that he truly desires peace. We will continue to work within the framework of the 'Voluntary Alliance' established in Paris last March to achieve a ceasefire and a comprehensive and lasting peace in Ukraine." [Witty] Comments: Macron has always hoped to play a key role in the peaceful resolution process of the Russia-Ukraine conflict; however, in terms of international influence and actual participation, France is clearly lagging behind the United States and the United Kingdom. In terms of military assistance to Ukraine, France is also far behind the US and UK. Yesterday, many media outlets published photos of Trump and Zelensky meeting before the funeral of Francis, while Macron was prepared with a seat but was refused participation in the talks with Zelensky by Trump, highlighting France's relative marginalization in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Macron is now trying to pressure Putin, but such unilateral diplomatic efforts may yield little results. After all, goals that cannot be achieved on the battlefield are difficult to realize through diplomatic negotiations, even with Europe's support for Ukraine.