France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R), France's Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin (2nd L) and Chief of Staff of the French armed Forces Fabien Mandon (L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, Paris, November 25, 2025. JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday, November 25, that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate.
His comments come amid fresh attempts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war after the United States put forward a 28-point plan that has been criticized for echoing Russia's demands, which Ukraine and European allies have since worked to amend.
"There is clearly no Russian willingness to agree a ceasefire today," Macron said after a video call between the 30 countries of the so-called "coalition of the willing" supporting Kyiv.
According to the French leader, participants in the call, which included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reported on their direct exchanges with Moscow. Macron said Moscow had not shown any "willingness to discuss" an amended version of the US plan resulting from talks between representatives from the US, Ukraine and Europe in Geneva last weekend.
