“We will fight until the last minute to achieve a ceasefire and begin negotiations to build a strong and lasting peace because our security and our shared principles are at stake in Ukraine,” Macron said during his speech before the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Macron also warned that “Europe’s stability and peace,” which the current generations “have enjoyed for the past few decades,” are on the line in Ukraine.
On July 10, Macron is scheduled to co-chair a meeting of a “coalition of the willing” with UK PM Keir Starmer. The event will be broadcast from Northwood military base near London.
Macron arrived in London earlier on July 8 with his wife, Brigitte, for a three-day state visit, the first by a European leader since the UK left the EU in 2020.
Earlier, Macron maintained that France’s stance on Ukraine’s war and its relationship with Russia had not changed, despite his recent phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.