French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France and the United Kingdom will launch a joint workshop aimed at coordinating future security guarantees for Ukraine, with support from the United States. The initiative comes as Kyiv and its allies work to outline post-conflict security arrangements ahead of any potential ceasefire.
Macron made the statement following a videoconference involving around 30 nations in the Coalition of the Willing, a group committed to supporting Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also participated in the meeting, which focused on long term defence assistance and political backing for Kyiv.
Macron said the coming days would be dedicated to defining what contributions different partners are prepared to make once a ceasefire is in place. The goal, he explained, is to ensure Ukraine has credible guarantees that would prevent future aggression and support its long-term stability. He noted that European Union members, including France, are also finalising plans for extended financial support to help Ukraine rebuild and maintain essential government functions.
Earlier on Tuesday, Macron spoke on RTL radio, where he said France could consider sending troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire as part of what he described as reassurance forces. These units, he said, could potentially involve French, British, and Turkish personnel. However, he emphasised that the Ukrainian military remains the first and most important element of the country’s security. He stressed that any foreign deployment would only occur under clearly defined political conditions and after a cessation of hostilities.
Macron has been one of the European leaders most active in pushing for coordinated security planning as negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States continue. Although discussions on a possible peace agreement remain complex, Western governments have been focusing on how to deter future conflict and guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty once the fighting stops.
The workshop proposed by France and the UK is meant to bring together military planners, diplomats and security experts to outline specific measures that countries are willing to support. These could include commitments to training Ukrainian forces, supplying weapons, boosting intelligence cooperation or providing rapid response mechanisms to counter future threats.
European governments have repeatedly said that any settlement must include strong guarantees that Ukraine will not be left vulnerable once Russian forces halt their operations. At the same time, leaders stress that Ukraine must be able to defend itself independently and avoid long-term foreign troop deployments that might escalate tensions with Moscow.
Macron also reiterated that Europe must take a central role in shaping post war security arrangements, arguing that decisions about Ukraine’s future cannot be made without European involvement. He said that France and the wider EU remain committed to supporting Kyiv both militarily and financially, and will continue to coordinate closely with the United States.
As diplomatic efforts evolve, Macron said the priority remains safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty and ensuring that any peace agreement results in lasting stability. With international discussions intensifying, the coming weeks are expected to bring further clarity on the structure and scope of future security guarantees.
