Macron urges continued pressure on Russia until ‘solid and lasting peace’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said it was “essential” to continue supporting Ukraine and to maintain pressure on Russia as long as “its war of aggression” continues and until a “solid and lasting peace, respectful of Ukraine’s rights”, has been established.

In his social media post Macron said “any lasting peace must be accompanied by unwavering security guarantees”, welcoming the readiness of the United States to contribute in this regard.

“We will work on this with them and with all our partners in the Coalition of the Willing, with whom we will meet again soon, to make concrete progress. It will also be essential to draw all the lessons from the past 30 years, in particular from Russia’s well-established tendency not to honour its own commitments”, he said.

The President said France would continue to work closely with Washington and Kyiv “to safeguard our interests in a spirit of unity and responsibility”.

“France remains firmly at Ukraine’s side”, he concluded.

Macron's remarks came after US President Donald Trump’s Friday meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.