EBN- French President Emmanuel Macron said after talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington that he wanted to reach a “quick agreement” on Ukraine with security guarantees for Kiev.
According to Macron, the main achievement of his visit to the United States is that he was able to secure Trump’s support regarding the security guarantees that Europe intends to provide to Ukraine.
According to Macron, the main achievement of his visit to the United States is that he was able to secure Trump’s support regarding the security guarantees that Europe intends to provide to Ukraine.
“The turning point was the level of detail with which we discussed security guarantees. We want a quick agreement, but not a fragile deal. The fact that the European Union is involved in providing guarantees, and that the United States is ready to support this approach and is in solidarity with it, is the achievement of this trip,” Macron said at a joint news conference with US President Donald Trump in Washington.
He pointed out that Europe has allocated $138 billion in aid to Ukraine.
He added that the European Union shares Washington’s desire to end the conflict quickly, but insists that the peace agreement must include security guarantees for Kiev.
The French president also added that many countries in the European Union and outside it are ready to send troops to Ukraine as a guarantee after the peace agreement is signed.
He stressed that the talk is about the future “once peace is signed between Russia and Ukraine, which we will be the guarantors of.
