I think we will have our own diplomacy on China, and we are very much attached to our independence, which is normal.
Emmanuel Macron
The Public Record
Recognizing a Palestinian state today is the only way to provide a political solution to a situation which has to stop.
In the coming days we will finalize the American support for these security guarantees.
If that doesn’t happen by Monday, the deadline set by President Trump, it means that once again President Putin played President Trump.
Those talking about so-called freedom of speech are the same ones banning reporters from the Oval Office.
When I look at the situation and the facts, I don’t see President Putin very willing to get peace now.
If you make any peace deal without security guarantees, Russia will never respect its words, will never comply with its own commitments.
It’s impossible for a Ukrainian president and Ukrainian officials to have talks about peace as their country is being destroyed and as their civilians are being killed.
I don’t see any swap in the proposal of the Russians, except a swap in comparison with what they wanted at the beginning.
What’s happening in Ukraine is extremely important for Ukrainian people, obviously, but for the whole security of Europe.
I just have to say here, everybody around this table is in favor of peace. And we work very hard and we’ve worked very hard during the past few years to have a peace which is robust and long-standing peace.
We must enter a new diplomatic phase, one in which we assume responsibility for having and defending the interests of Europeans.
We need a credible format for the Ukrainian army, that’s the first point, and say — we Europeans and Americans — how we’ll train them, equip them, and finance this effort in the long-term.
The future of Ukraine cannot be decided without the Ukrainians who have been fighting for their freedom and security for over three years now.
We will continue our efforts to encourage others to join this momentum in the run-up to the General Assembly in September.
The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved.

