French President Emmanuel Macron said after a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky that only Ukraine can negotiate a long-term peace and promised to support Kiev in this.
“I just spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky“, Macron wrote in X. He noted that if US President Donald Trump manages to reach an agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end the Ukrainian conflict, it would be “great news“. “But only Ukrainians can negotiate a lasting and lasting peace. We will help them,” Macron added.
“We Europeans will have to strengthen our collective security and become more independent. France will play its role in accelerating this process. Let's make Europe stronger and more sovereign now," the French leader said.
Ukraine's chances of survival will be very low if the United States refuses to provide aid to Kiev, Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC television.
"It will probably be very, very difficult . We will have little chance of surviving without the support of the United States," he said.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal cited the opinion that US President Donald Trump's approach to resolving the Ukrainian conflict shows that Washington is effectively excluding Kiev from the negotiating table.