Macron outlined three principles for peace efforts following his second meeting with European and Canadian leaders.

This is stated in the message from the French president on platform X.

According to him, the position of France and the participants of the meeting is "clear and united." As Macron noted, the countries expressed their support for Ukraine and their readiness to take full responsibility for ensuring peace and security in Europe.

The nations also backed the goal of U.S. President Donald Trump to put an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the same time, Macron emphasized that France and its partners will continue their efforts for peace based on the following principles:

• Ukraine must always be involved in the negotiation processes, and its rights must be respected;
• peace must be lasting and accompanied by reliable guarantees;
• European security issues must be taken into account.

The French president added that European countries are convinced of the need to increase defense and security spending. He promised that a decision will be made in the coming days.

In an evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Macron informed him about new contacts and agreements with partners.

"It is very important to prepare reliable security guarantees. This is a joint effort of partners, and we greatly appreciate the activity of each leader", the Ukrainian president noted.

More about Macron's summits

On February 17, at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, an informal summit of European leaders on the war in Ukraine and security on the continent took place in Paris.

After that, Macron spoke on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump.

However, the media reported that several European countries were outraged at not being invited to participate. Paris organized a second meeting and invited European countries that were not invited last time, as well as Canada.