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    Lessons of the past 30 years cannot be ignored. French President Emmanuel Macron calls to taking into account all the lessons of the past three decades, particularly Russia’s history of ignoring its commitments after the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which ended without a peace agreement or sanctions on Moscow. Russia’s violations of the Budapest Memorandum and the Minsk agreements have been evident since the beginning of its war against Ukraine, repeatedly confirmed
     
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Macron warns lessons of 30 years are clear — Russia cannot be trusted to keep promises

Par :Olena Mukhina
16 août 2025 à 10:57

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron in Paris

Lessons of the past 30 years cannot be ignored. French President Emmanuel Macron calls to taking into account all the lessons of the past three decades, particularly Russia’s history of ignoring its commitments after the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which ended without a peace agreement or sanctions on Moscow.

Russia’s violations of the Budapest Memorandum and the Minsk agreements have been evident since the beginning of its war against Ukraine, repeatedly confirmed by both Ukraine and international partners. Russia broke its commitments under the memorandum to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by using force, annexing Crimea, waging war in Donbas, and later launching a full-scale invasion in 2022.

“The lessons of Russia must not be forgotten”

“It will also be essential to draw all the lessons from the past 30 years, in particular from Russia’s well-established tendency not to honor its own commitments,” Macron claims.

He added that, together with Trump and Zelenskyy, he will act “in a spirit of unity and responsibility,” supporting Ukraine and maintaining pressure on Russia as long as its aggression continues.

Support for Ukraine and steadfast peace guarantees

According to Macron, any long-term peace must be based on unwavering security guarantees and respect for Ukraine’s rights. The French president emphasized the unity of European and Western leaders on this matter.

Willing coalition and concrete progress

Macron also welcomed the US willingness to contribute to strengthening peace.

“We will work on this with them and all our partners within the Coalition of the Willing, with whom we will meet again soon to achieve concrete progress,” the French president adds. 

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