Macron: NATO will not provide security guarantees for Ukraine, but US ready to be part of them

Following a video call between European leaders and US President Donald Trump on 13 August, Trump reportedly assured them that the United States was ready to help strengthen security in Europe after peace is established in Ukraine, while NATO would not be involved in this process.

Source: French President Emmanuel Macron in a conversation with journalists in Bregançon, France, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Trump told European leaders that once peace is achieved in Ukraine, the United States would contribute to bolstering security in Europe, but NATO would not.

In a video call on 13 August, US President Donald Trump reportedly assured European leaders that the United States is ready to help strengthen security in Europe after peace is established in Ukraine, but NATO will not be involved.

Source: French President Emmanuel Macron speaking to journalists in Bregançon, France, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Trump told the European leaders that once peace is achieved in Ukraine, the US will contribute to bolstering security in Europe, but NATO will not.

Macron said Trump had said several things that he considers very important, including that NATO should not be part of the security guarantees, which Macron said is a particularly insistent demand from the Russian side. He added, however, that Trump believes the US, and all allies willing to do so, should take part in providing these guarantees.

Macron noted that Trump had spoken about the link he believes there should be between any territorial concession and the security guarantees to be provided to Ukraine. 

He pointed out that this is the position that European leaders have been advocating and fighting for over the past few months, which even resulted in the coalition of the willing being set up. Macron stressed that President Trump had expressed himself very clearly in exactly those terms, and he regards this as a very important clarification received that day.

Background:

• As European Pravda reported earlier, Macron also stated after the conversation with Trump that territorial issues will not be negotiated with anyone but Zelenskyy.
• Commenting on the talks, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz outlined the positions conveyed in the conversation with Trump. He said the discussion had included Ukraine’s readiness to discuss territorial issues, but that the starting point would be the line of contact.
• Merz stressed that legal recognition of the occupied territories [as Russian] is not up for discussion.
• Zelenskyy said the issue of the meeting between the US and Russian leaders in Alaska on 15 August had been covered in various talks. He added that Trump has offered to call him after the Alaska meeting.

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