US Abandon Ukraine? France's Macron Drops 'Bombshell' Amid Trump's Peace Efforts; Warns Zelenskyy

Listen, I think that whenever there is an opportunity to secure a ceasefire and build lasting peace on that basis, we must try to seize it. We will have an opportunity shortly to speak with President Zelensky. I'll come back to you. I think that today, above all, Europe needs a clear and united vision of what it wants, for Ukraine and for itself. And I think the substance determines the format. When we wanted to support Ukraine in February 2025, at a time when there was uncertainty about that support, we said, we would stand firm. Our goal was to provide support in terms of capabilities and funding, and to develop solutions. We created the Coalition of the Willing. So the format is determined by the substance. We therefore need to take the initiative in the discussions. In discussions with Russia at the European level, that is when the format will be determined. Today, representatives of several countries and European institutions were in Abu Dhabi, but this was merely preliminary coordination ahead of a dialogue between American and Russian envoys. So Europe must first be clear about what it wants. Today, Europe is very clear in its support for Ukraine. We now need to clarify what our peace project is and what a future security architecture would look like. In this respect, today's statement determines them and would always be at the service of security. I don't know. I don't know. I have no insider information. I think the issue for us is not whether one or the other is absent. There is the E3, which has established itself as a relevant security format. There was also the Normandy format involving Germany and France. What matters is why. Let me say it again. When we created the Coalition of the Willing, a Franco-British initiative, we brought in our German friends and now co-chair it with them because we had a project. So I think that today we should focus instead on what the concrete proposals are, because those are what determine the formats. Otherwise, everyone will simply say they want a format that includes them. That is not the most important issue. I'm saying it's important today what we do with Ukraine and to clearly keep supporting them. I think it's very important as well to endorse very clear principles and commitments as Europeans in this wider Europe, which is this European political community, in order to make sure that we design ourselves our own security principles and our own architecture of security. This is my main objective. I think what's important is what we do. Without Europeans, I mean, There is no support for for Ukraine. Let's be honest. Today you have Canada, Europeans. I want to commend as well our Australian and Japanese friend. But look at the coalition of the willing you have here today in Ireland. Probably 80, 90% of the contribution of this coalition of the willing. It's 100% of the support to Ukraine. We are those who support Ukraine. We are those who help them in this resistance war. There is no more US support. So there is some mediation. Fine. But at the end of the day, we will be the one to define and decide for our future security as Europeans. Have no doubt about that. Listen, I think that whenever there is an opportunity to secure a ceasefire and build lasting peace on that basis, we must try to seize it. We will have an opportunity shortly to speak with President Zelensky. I'll come back to you. I think that today, above all, Europe needs a clear and united vision of what it wants, for Ukraine and for itself. And I think the substance determines the format. When we wanted to support Ukraine in February 2025, at a time when there was uncertainty about that support, we said, we would stand firm. Our goal was to provide support in terms of capabilities and funding, and to develop solutions. We created the Coalition of the Willing. So the format is determined by the substance. We therefore need to take the initiative in the discussions. In discussions with Russia at the European level, that is when the format will be determined. Today, representatives of several countries and European institutions were in Abu Dhabi, but this was merely preliminary coordination ahead of a dialogue between American and Russian envoys. So Europe must first be clear about what it wants. Today, Europe is very clear in its support for Ukraine. We now need to clarify what our peace project is and what a future security architecture would look like. In this respect, today's statement determines them and would always be at the service of security. I don't know. I don't know. I have no insider information. I think the issue for us is not whether one or the other is absent. There is the E3, which has established itself as a relevant security format. There was also the Normandy format involving Germany and France. What matters is why. Let me say it again. When we created the Coalition of the Willing, a Franco-British initiative, we brought in our German friends and now co-chair it with them because we had a project. So I think that today we should focus instead on what the concrete proposals are, because Because those are what determine the formats. Otherwise, everyone will simply say they want a format that includes them. That is not the most important issue. I'm saying it's important today what we do with Ukraine and to clearly keep supporting them. I think it's very important as well to endorse very clear principles and commitments as Europeans in this wider Europe, which is this European political community, in order to make sure that we design ourselves our own security principles and our own architecture of security. This is my main objective. I think what's important is what we do. Without Europeans, I mean, there is no support for for Ukraine, let's be honest. Today you have Canada, Europeans. I want to commend as well our Australian and Japanese friend. But look at the coalition of the willing you have here today in Ireland. Probably 80, 90% of the contribution of this coalition of the willing. It's 100% of the support to Ukraine. We are those who support Ukraine. We are those who help them in this resistance war. There is no more US support. So there is some mediation. Fine. But at the end of the day, we will be the one to define and decide for our future security as Europeans. Have no doubt about that. Listen, I think that whenever there is an opportunity to secure a ceasefire and build lasting peace on that basis, we must try to seize it. We will have an opportunity shortly to speak with President Zelensky. I'll come back to you. I think that today, above all, Europe needs a clear and united vision of what it wants, for Ukraine and for itself. And I think the substance determines the format. When we wanted to support Ukraine in February 2025, at a time when there was uncertainty about that support, we said, we would stand firm. Our goal was to provide support in terms of capabilities and funding, and to develop solutions. We created the Coalition of the Willing. So the format is determined by the substance. We therefore need to take the initiative in the discussions. In discussions with Russia at the European level, that is when the format will be determined. Today, representatives of several countries and European institutions were in Abu Dhabi, but this was merely preliminary coordination ahead of a dialogue between American and Russian envoys. So Europe must first be clear about what it wants. Today, Europe is very clear in its support for Ukraine. We now need to clarify what our peace project is and what a future security architecture would look like. In this respect, today's statement determines them and would always be at the service of security. I don't know. I don't know. I have no insider information. I think the issue for us is not whether one or the other is absent. There is the E3, which has established itself as a relevant security format. There was also the Normandy format involving Germany and France. What matters is why. Let me say it again. When we created the Coalition of the Willing, a Franco-British initiative, we brought in our German friends and now co-chair it with them because we had a project. So I think that today we should focus instead on what the concrete proposals are, because those are what determine the formats. Otherwise, everyone will simply say they want a format that includes them. That is not the most important issue. I'm saying it's important today what we do with Ukraine and to clearly keep supporting them. I think it's very important as well to endorse very clear principles and commitments as Europeans in this wider Europe, which is this European political community, in order to make sure that we design ourselves our own security principles and our own architecture of security. This is my main objective. I think what's important is what we do. Without Europeans, I mean, There is no support for for Ukraine. Let's be honest. Today you have Canada, Europeans. I want to commend as well our Australian and Japanese friend. But look at the coalition of the willing you have here today in Ireland. Probably 80, 90% of the contribution of this coalition of the willing. It's 100% of the support to Ukraine. We are those who support Ukraine. We are those who help them in this resistance war. There is no more US support. So there is some mediation. Fine, but at the end of the day, we will be the one to define and decide for our future security as Europeans. Have no doubt about that.