Macron says peace must not equal to capitulation for Ukraine

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France's Macron says Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is heading in the right direction but needs major revisions. Any deal, he stresses, must not force Ukraine to capitulate and must be decided by Kyiv.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron says U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine

00:05goes in the right direction, but warns that parts of the proposal must be improved

00:10before Europe or Kiev can accept it.

00:12Speaking to state media, he stressed that peace cannot come at the cost of surrender

00:17and that only Ukrainians can decide whether to give up any territory.

00:23Macron added that the U.S. proposal provides insights into what Russia might consider acceptable

00:29but insisted that does not mean Europe or Ukraine must agree.

00:33He emphasized that Ukraine alone can determine the terms of any land concessions,

00:38adding that France and Europe would not support any plan that forces Kiev into an unequal settlement.

00:45Macron also said Ukraine's first line of defense, should a peace deal emerge,

00:50must be rebuilding and strengthening its own military, with no limits imposed on its defense capabilities.

00:56The French leader also pushed back on provisions giving Washington influence over frozen Russian assets

01:02as part of the peace plan, saying the funds are located in Europe

01:06and that Europe alone can decide what to do with them.

01:10The comments come as European allies and Ukrainian officials continue to raise concerns

01:15that Trump's plan in its current form leans too heavily towards Kremlin's interests.

01:20We'll see you in all lives.

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