French President Macron Proposes Russia-Ukraine-United States-Europe Meeting

President Trump's meeting with President Macron while attending a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European Leaders. (Twitter @WhiteHouse) 2

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a meeting of four parties regarding the war in Ukraine, involving Europe, at a meeting of US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a number of European leaders on Monday at the White House.

He said the idea of a trilateral meeting - the United States, Russia and Ukraine - was "very important, because this is the only way to solve this problem", but also suggested that Europe be involved, without specifying who would represent Europe.

"As a follow-up, we need a quadrlateral meeting, because when we talk about security guarantees, we talk about the security of the entire European continent," President Macron said.

"This is why we are all united here with Ukraine," he added.

It is known that President Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held a meeting at the White House, Washington DC, Monday.

In Washington, alongside President Zelensky and with our partners, we reaffirmed to President Trump our determination to continue uniting our efforts for a solid and lasting peace — one that safeguards Ukraine’s interests and Europe’s security.

Such peace will…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 19, 2025

In Washington, alongside President Zelensky and with our partners, we affirmed to President Trump our determination to continue uniting our efforts for a solid and lasting peace one that safeguards Ukraine's interests and Europe's security.

Such peace will...

It shows solidarity with Ukraine and encourages strong security guarantees for the country in every postwar settlement.

"In Washington, together with President Zelensky and our partners, we reiterate to President Trump our determination to continue to unite our efforts for a strong and lasting peace, peace that safeguards Ukraine's interests and European security," President Macron tweeted.

He said peace requires security guarantees for Ukraine and that it will work with the support of the United States, while pressure on Russia must continue as long as peace is not reached.

As previously reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his meeting with a number of European allied leaders with President Donald Trump as a demonstration of the true unity of the United States and Europe.

"Thank you to President Trump for the invitation and special format of our meeting today. Thank you to all the leaders who attended with us today," he wrote on social media X.

"Today is an important step, a demonstration of true unity between Europe and the United States. Leaders come directly to support Ukraine and discuss everything that will bring us closer to true peace, a reliable security architecture that will protect Ukraine and the rest of Europe," he continued.

"We continue to work, coordinating our steps among all allies seeking to end the war in a dignified manner. Thank you to all those who have helped," President Zelensky said.