Macron Proposes Strategic Talks on Nuclear Deterrence for Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron, March 5, 2025. X/ @SMO_VZ

March 6, 2025 Hour: 7:47 am

France will host a meeting with countries willing to contribute to future European forces to be deployed in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he has decided to open strategic discussions with European allies on potential nuclear protection.

“Responding to the historic call of the future German chancellor, I have decided to open a strategic debate on the protection of our allies in Europe through our (nuclear) deterrent,” Macron said in a televised address.

Speaking on Europe’s defense and Ukraine, he emphasized that France’s nuclear deterrent has played a role in maintaining peace and security in Europe.

On Ukraine, Macron asserted that the country has “the right to peace and security for itself, and it is in the interest of the European continent’s security.” He stressed the need to ensure that any future peace, once achieved, is sustainable.

MACRON🇫🇷: ‘Peace will return to Europe with a pacified Russia🇷🇺.’

These lunatics in Europe are still trying to impose a strategic defeat on Russia, the country’s with the most nuclear weapons in the world, after 3 years of failure and pushing us to the brink of WW3. pic.twitter.com/U9hpG5XJiZ
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) March 5, 2025

“This will certainly require long-term support for the Ukrainian army and could potentially involve deploying European forces,” he said.

However, Macron clarified that such European forces would not engage in frontline combat but would instead help ensure that peace is upheld once secured.

He also announced that France would host a meeting next week with countries willing to contribute to future European forces to be deployed in Ukraine.