**Macron Gets No Security Guarantees from Trump on Peacekeepers Plan**
French President Emmanuel Macron visited US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss Ukraine‘s post-war security options. The meeting took place on February 24, just a day before Macron was reported to have told the Financial Times that he had received no specific security guarantees from the US.
The French president had been optimistic about his meeting with Trump, calling it “a turning point” in US support for European peacekeeping efforts. However, officials told the FT that Washington offered no specific guarantees. There is “no definitive agreement” as to how the US will provide security assurances for peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, a French official said.
Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are coordinating on a proposal for Ukraine’s post-war security that involves a European peacekeeping force. The plan would reportedly include a small land force of 30,000 European troops and rely heavily on air power. It is backed by the US, which has been asked to provide a “backstop” to deter future Russian aggression.
Starmer has said that this plan requires a US backstop to be effective. Following their meeting on February 24, both Macron and Trump signaled openness to US support for the European peacekeeping proposal.