French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Saturday that the thirty member states of the coalition supporting Ukraine will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday.
The session will follow high-level talks in Geneva concerning the latest United States peace proposal for Ukraine.
Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, Macron explained that the meeting aims to coordinate positions among the participating countries and review any progress expected from the upcoming negotiations in Geneva.
According to Agence France-Presse, Macron highlighted concerns within the coalition regarding the US peace plan, which lacks concrete deterrence measures against Russia. Kyiv has expressed strong reservations about the plan’s content.
The twenty-eight-point proposal includes several major Russian demands, such as the relinquishing of Ukrainian territory, the reduction of Ukraine’s military capabilities, and the abandonment of aspirations to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In return, the plan offers Western security guarantees intended to protect Ukraine from future Russian aggression.
A senior US official confirmed that Geneva will host discussions on Sunday to determine next steps toward a potential peace framework. National security advisers from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will join their American and Ukrainian counterparts for the talks.
Sources cited by Agence France-Presse reported that the French president’s adviser will travel to Geneva with colleagues from the three European states. Another source indicated that the discussions will involve the US, the European trio, and Ukrainian representatives as they assess the viability of the American proposal.
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