Ukraine War: Zelensky, Macron Call For Unconditional Cease-Fire As Russia Tables Demands

France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelensky say Russia should accept a U.S.-brokered cease-fire with no preconditions. Separately, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will assess Moscow’s conditions for accepting the cease-fire. At a joint press conference with Zelensky in Paris on March 26, Macron accused Russia of displaying a “desire for war” and insisted Moscow must accept the 30-day cease-fire “without preconditions.” “This is a decisive phase to put an end to the war of aggression,” Macron said. On March 27, he will host delegations from the “coalition of the willing” — a group of Ukraine’s allies seeking to…