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Macron: France Will Keep Arming Ukraine to Secure Postwar Peace
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French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed France’s long-term commitment to bolstering Ukraine’s Armed Forces, stating they must become Kyiv’s “first guarantee of security” after any future peace agreement with Russia, Macron said in an interview with TF1 on May 13.
According to the interview, Macron said, “Since Ukraine will not be joining NATO, we [France] are proposing to deploy [peacekeeping] troops to provide additional security away from the front line as part of joint operations.”
He argued that such a move by France and its allies would “demonstrate solidarity [with Ukraine] and credibly deter Russia from launching another attack.”
At the same time, Macron warned that Western support for Ukraine must be carefully calibrated to avoid triggering a broader global conflict. “We must help Ukraine defend itself but we do not want to unleash a Third World War,” he emphasized.
Macron also suggested that Ukraine may have to face difficult compromises in eventual peace talks. “The war must cease and Ukraine must be in the best possible situation to go into negotiations,” he said, adding that talks would need to address “territorial issues.”
Looking ahead to post-war reconstruction, Macron said Western countries will need to tap into frozen Russian assets held abroad to help rebuild Ukraine. However, he stressed that transferring those assets now would be “a bad idea” due to the lack of a clear legal framework.
Finally, Macron warned that if Moscow refuses a proposed 30-day ceasefire, France is prepared to impose new sanctions against Russia.
“The goal is to achieve a ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea, so that we can begin discussing territorial issues and security guarantees,” he stated.
Earlier, the French government dismissed recent allegations by Russian media suggesting drug use during a joint visit to Kyiv by European leaders, describing the story as fabricated and based on a distorted image of a table napkin.
In a statement issued by the Élysée Palace on May 12, officials denounced the disinformation campaign, which falsely claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer were pictured with drug paraphernalia aboard a train en route to Kyiv.
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