Overview
- President Emmanuel Macron called for maintaining the military effort for Ukraine and increasing pressure on the Russian economy during his visit to China.
- He warned against any split between Europeans and Americans, saying transatlantic unity is indispensable and that both sides need each other for a robust, durable peace.
- Macron said support for Kyiv should continue alongside talks that prepare for peace, even as pressure on Moscow intensifies.
- Der Spiegel reported that Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz and other European leaders expressed mistrust of the Trump administration’s negotiation approach and that Macron raised the risk of U.S. territorial concessions without clear security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Asked about those reports, Macron did not confirm the quoted remark and said Europeans and the United States are aligned on the security guarantees Ukraine should receive, noting his comments followed talks in China with no clear shift from Beijing.