Today, 100% of financial assistance to Ukraine comes from Europe, including the bulk of intelligence and military support. At the same time, France has never ruled out dialogue with Russia in principle, provided there is full transparency with Ukraine.
This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in an interview with Libération.
This is how he answered journalists' questions about what French leader Emmanuel Macron recently said about the possible resumption of dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“The Europeans, who are currently the main financial and military sponsors of Ukraine, must have a channel to defend their interests without delegating responsibility to anyone else,” says Barro.
Although now, according to Paris' observations, Putin does not show any signs of a genuine desire to move towards peace, which is confirmed by the Russian Federation's recent attacks on civilians – Barro called the shelling of the Barvinkove – Lviv, Chop passenger train a war crime.
The head of French diplomacy also assured support for Ukraine during the war:
“Today, 100% of financial assistance to Ukraine comes from Europe. The bulk of intelligence and military support also comes from Europe. (…) Ukraine knows that it can count on the unwavering support of the Europeans.”
On December 19, 2025, the French president said that European countries should directly engage in dialogue with the Kremlin leader. According to Macron, starting to talk to Putin “would be useful again.” Moscow then stated that Putin was ready to engage in dialogue with French President Emmanuel Macron “if there is mutual political will.”