Macron: US-proposed Ukraine peace plan “impossible” without EU agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron has said it would be impossible to resolve the Ukrainian conflict based on the US proposal without the agreement of EU countries.

The president warned that Russia would "come back and break their promises" if Ukraine is forced to cut the size of its armed forces, as stipulated in the current US peace plan, Caliber.Az reports per Western media.

"We know that if there are no elements of deterrence, the Russians will come back and break their promises," Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa.

Macron added that the US proposal to end the war in Ukraine "needs to be revisited" with Europeans included in the negotiations.

"It's good in that it proposes peace and recognizes important elements on issues of sovereignty, security guarantees," the French president said. "But it's a basis for work that needs to be revisited, as we did last summer, because this plan, first of all, wasn't negotiated with the Europeans."

"There are many things that can't simply be an American proposal, that require broader consultation," said Macron.

The French president also said that the 30 countries in the "coalition of the willing" supporting Kyiv will have a video call on Tuesday, after talks in Geneva on the White House's proposed peace plan.

"We will hold a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to coordinate on this point, and to see what progress will be made in the Geneva negotiations in the coming days, and to be able to take new initiatives," he said.

The 28-point document surfaced publicly on November 18 via Axios, reportedly drafted in secret consultations between U.S. officials (including Rubio and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff) and Russian counterparts, with limited Ukrainian input. Key concessions included Ukraine ceding significant territory (e.g., full control of Donetsk and parts of Luhansk/Kherson), capping military size at 100,000 troops, and neutrality pledges barring NATO accession. The White House initially framed it as a "basis for talks," but leaks amplified perceptions of it as a capitulation to Moscow.

By Khagan Isayev