The announcement will come more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Macron ends speculation about French youth sent to Ukraine and outlines a new Africa policy focused on equal partnerships over resource extraction.

France will finalise with other European Union countries a solution for providing financial support to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

US President Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan faces heavy criticism as European allies push back. French President Macron rejects key elements, insisting “Europeans must decide” on Russian frozen assets.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine must include provisions for a “strong Ukrainian army” without “limitations” on its size. Meanwhile, US Army

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in Gaza on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa, the Canadian government said on Saturday.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate.