France, Feb. 14 -- French President EmmanuelMacronsaid that only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could negotiate on behalf of his country, warning in a newspaper interview on Friday against a peace deal with the Russian President Vladimir Putin that could have repercussions for the world.

"A peace that is a capitulation is bad news for everyone," Macron told the Financial Times (FT).

"The only question at this stage is whether President Putin is genuinely, sustainably, and credibly willing to agree to a ceasefire on this basis.

"After that, it's up to the Ukrainians to negotiate with Russia,"Macron said.

The interview appearsamid concerns in Europe that the US president Donald Trump and Putin are trying to negotiate the future ...