Macron warned that "there will be no quick and easy solution in Ukraine," despite newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly promising to end the war in a day.
According to Macron, Trump "knows very well that the U.S. has no chance of winning anything if Ukraine loses," and Ukraine's capitulation cannot be beneficial for Europeans and Americans.
The French president pointed out that the West's credibility would be undermined if it agrees to a compromise out of war fatigue.
In Macron's view, the U.S. "must help change the nature of the situation and persuade Russia to come to the negotiating table," while Europeans will need to establish security guarantees for Ukraine, which "will be their primary responsibility."