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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday repeatedly emphasized any agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war must contain security guarantees for long-term peace in the region.
“This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,” Macron said. “It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders regarding the issues that affect it. But is also a country in which we need to shoulder our responsibility so that we ensure security and stability for Ukraine and for the entire region. And for us Europeans this is an existential issue.”
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint press conference in the East Room to the White House in Washington, Feb. 24, 2025.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also pushed that any agreement to end the conflict include security guarantees.
Trump, however, didn’t say much on the issue during Monday’s news conference.
Earlier in the day, he said he supported European peacemakers going into Ukraine after the war and said Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts that as well. When asked whether the U.S. would support European troops stationed in Ukraine, Trump vaguely replied, “We’re going to have a backing of some kind.”
