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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no plans to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but reiterated that France was considering providing security guarantees to Ukraine as part of an eventual ceasefire deal with Russia.

Macron made this statement while answering questions from French social media users ahead of his planned visit to the White House next week.

He stated that France was entering a new era and added that he intended to tell US President Donald Trump that he could not afford to be weak when dealing with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

“I have not decided to send troops to Ukraine tomorrow, no. What we are considering instead is deploying forces to guarantee peace once it has been negotiated.

“I’m going to tell him: ‘You can’t be weak with President Putin. That’s not who you are, it’s not your trademark, and it’s not in your interest’,” Macron said.

The White House announced that Trump will meet with Macron in Washington on Monday and with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday next week.

Recall that Trump has sent shockwaves through Europe by stating that he is ready to resume diplomacy with Putin to end Russia’s three-year war against Ukraine—potentially bypassing European countries and Kyiv.

In recent days, French officials have said that the French public must understand the magnitude of the threat posed by the Kremlin.

The French president further emphasised that France needed to bolster its security in light of the sudden shift in US-Russia relations.