Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and French President on the 9th of August, 2025
International Leaders Collaborate to Pursue Peace in Ukraine
High-level diplomatic talks are underway to support Ukraine and bring an end to the conflict with Russia. In a significant development, the Prime Minister and President Macron of France held a conversation this afternoon to discuss the ongoing crisis.
The leaders reiterated their unwavering support for President Zelenskyy and expressed their backing for President Trump's efforts to cease the violence in Ukraine. The conversation centered around the latest developments in Ukraine, with a significant focus on ending Russia's war of aggression.
The Prime Minister and President Macron agreed to maintain regular contact moving forward and to collaborate closely with both President Trump and President Zelenskyy in the near future. However, the leaders did not specify the exact methods they would use to collaborate with the Ukrainian and American presidents.
Ukraine has proposed a major deal to the US and Europe, offering to purchase $100 billion worth of US weapons, with European financing, in exchange for US security guarantees. The country also proposed a $50 billion partnership to produce Ukrainian drones with US companies. These proposals were shared with European leaders ahead of the August 18, 2025 summit.
Russian officials have rejected any security guarantees that would involve NATO or its member states deploying troops or military contingents in Ukraine. However, US, European officials, and former President Trump have stated that peacekeeping forces in Ukraine would not constitute a formal NATO contingent.
President Trump has stated he is working on a deal involving the US, EU, Russia, and Ukraine to end the war. This includes hosting meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy. However, analysts note that the sides remain very far apart on key issues such as ceasefire conditions and territorial concessions.
Russia demands removing the "root causes" of the war, which include NATO’s presence near its borders. Putin has previously demanded that Ukraine reinstate Russian as an official language and allow pro-Russian institutions, which Ukraine rejects. These demands complicate any peace agreement.
Inside Ukraine, support for continuing the war until victory has dropped, with 69% favoring a negotiated end as soon as possible. Despite this, Ukrainians still see the EU, UK, and US as vital to ending the conflict, though prospects for this remain uncertain.
Americans remain divided on the US responsibility to help Ukraine. Confidence in Trump’s ability to manage the conflict is low, and perceptions of the war as a major threat to US interests remain moderate and politically polarized.
In summary, international efforts at this time focus on complex arms deals, security guarantee negotiations, and attempts to mediate a peace agreement acceptable to all sides. However, deep disagreements on security arrangements, territorial control, and Russia's demands pose major obstacles. President Trump is actively involved in seeking a negotiated deal, but the prospects for peace remain challenging. The support extended by the Prime Minister and President Macron is for securing a just and lasting peace for the Ukrainian people. The leaders did not indicate any new military or economic sanctions against Russia in their discussion.
- The ongoing discussion among international leaders, including President Trump and President Zelenskyy, on ending the war in Ukraine is part of broader policy-and-legislation and politics, given the involvement of war-and-conflicts and general-news.
- During the collaboration to pursue peace in Ukraine, the Prime Minister and President Macron did not mention any new military or economic sanctions against Russia, but this doesn't exclude the possibility of these measures being included in broader policy-and-legislation and politics discussions.
