Ukraine: Macron openly rejects Trump peace plan - 'US simply can't…'| EU ruins chance to end war?

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the G20, welcomed the US-proposed 28-point Ukraine peace plan as a useful starting point but underscored that any lasting settlement requires substantive European involvement and Ukrainian approval. Macron cautioned that many issues—including frozen assets, NATO, and EU membership—touch directly on European prerogatives, so the plan “cannot simply be an American proposal.” Macron warned against any peace that would circumvent Ukrainian sovereignty or European security and insisted that military limitations or forced reductions could make Ukraine dangerously vulnerable to Russian aggression. He revealed that negotiators from the US, Ukraine, EU, Germany, the UK, and France would meet in Geneva to rework the draft and forge a unified approach. Macron also dismissed talk of a G8 revival including Russia, stressing the need for unity and a format that amplifies voices from beyond the G7. In his remarks, he made clear: the key impediment to peace is persistent Russian aggression, and a “just and lasting peace” can only result from broad transatlantic consensus and credible security guarantees.