(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday stressed that any enduring resolution to the war in Ukraine must include firm and long-term security guarantees, as global leaders navigate the aftermath of a high-stakes U.S.-Russia meeting.

The statement followed a rare closed-door summit on Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Their three-hour meeting was immediately followed by Trump’s outreach to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and various European allies.

“It is essential to continue supporting Ukraine and to maintain pressure on Russia as long as its war of aggression continues and until a solid and lasting peace, respectful of Ukraine’s rights, has been established,” Macron wrote on the U.S. social media platform X.

He emphasized that “any lasting peace must be accompanied by unwavering security guarantees,” and welcomed Washington’s willingness to support that objective.

“We will work on this with them and with all our partners in the Coalition of the Willing, with whom we will meet again soon, to make concrete progress. It will also be essential to draw all the lessons from the past 30 years, in particular from Russia’s well-established tendency not to honor its own commitments,” Macron said.

Reaffirming France’s role, the president added: “France remains firmly at Ukraine's side.” He also pledged to keep working with Washington and Kyiv “to safeguard our interests in a spirit of unity and responsibility.”

Trump, speaking optimistically after his private discussion with Putin, indicated that key issues had been tentatively resolved, although critical decisions now lie with Kyiv and Europe.

“A lot of points were agreed on, there's not that much, you know, one or two pretty significant items, but I think they can be reached,” Trump told media in a post-meeting interview.

“Now, it's really up to President Zelenskyy to get it done. And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it's up to President Zelenskyy,” he added.

Putin also expressed a positive outlook following the talks, claiming the two leaders had reached an “understanding.”

As global leaders weigh next steps, Macron’s call signals mounting pressure for concrete action and lasting security architecture to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty.

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