Macron Says in Dublin There Is ‘No More U.S. Support’ for Ukraine

The comments came as Macron arrived at the ninth European Political Community summit in Dublin, hours after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin in Moscow. Volodymyr Zelensky was in the Irish capital.

At a Convention Centre doorstep, switching to English, he said: “I think what’s important is what we do. Without Europeans, there is no support for Ukraine.”

“Let’s be honest. Today you have Canada, Europeans. I want to commend as well our Australian and Japanese friends, but look at the coalition of the willing.”

Europeans Now Carry the Aid

He said “probably 80, 90%” of the coalition’s contributors were in Ireland, and that this group amounted to “100% of the support to Ukraine.”

“We are those who support Ukraine. We are those who help them in this resistance war. There is no more U.S. support.”

He added: “So there is some mediation. Fine. But at the end of the day, we will be the one to define and decide for our future security as Europeans.”

The coalition began as a French and Franco-British initiative in February 2025, he said, when “there was doubt about the support,” and Germany joined as a co-chair.

Europe Still Lacks a Peace Plan

Macron said Europe first needed “a clear and united vision of what it wants for Ukraine and for itself,” because “the content determines the format.”

European officials in Abu Dhabi this week had only coordinated “upstream” of talks between American and Russian envoys, he said, and should “take back the initiative of discussion with Russia as Europeans.”

“We must now clarify a draft of what our peace project is and of what a future security architecture project is,” he said.

The remarks followed Kushner’s comment on Wednesday that getting Europe to “identify one person to speak on their behalf” would be harder than getting Russia to include Europeans. Macron had previously warned that Washington might betray Ukraine.

Forty Countries Back Security Principles

About 40 European countries had agreed on “common principles of future security for Europe,” Macron said, recognizing “the importance of a European pillar of defense.”

“At a time when some might wish to see Europe sidelined from discussions concerning its own security and stability, this declaration is vital,” he said.

Asked about a possible ceasefire “window of opportunity,” Macron said that whenever there is a chance to obtain one and build a lasting peace on that basis, “we must try to seize it.”

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin opened the summit by saying it was “long past time for Russia to stop this immoral war.” About 50 leaders were meeting, including on a post-ceasefire force outlined by allies as U.S. backing has come into question.