The French president made the remarks amid growing debate and uncertainty over continued European support for Kiev
Cutting support for Ukraine would leave Europe vulnerable to Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, criticizing what he described as a defeatist attitude.
This comes as Ukraine’s European partners seek a greater role in negotiations with Moscow after being sidelined during US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi earlier this week.
European leaders agreed on Friday to form a negotiating team comprising EU institutions and five countries: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland.
“Let us be clear: those who want to restrict Ukraine’s resources ultimately want to force it into an unjust peace, leaving it permanently vulnerable and, by extension, Europe as well. This is the spirit of defeat. It is a recipe for the next war,” the French leader wrote on X on Saturday.
“Europe must play its full part, because the security of our continent also depends on that peace.”
Moscow has accused European countries of seeking to undermine peace negotiations and argued that they must first demonstrate goodwill.
Macron reiterated that France and its partners are preparing “a multinational force” which could be deployed to Ukraine after a ceasefire. Moscow has stated that it would not accept Western troops on Ukrainian territory and would regard them as legitimate military targets.
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