French President Emmanuel Macron asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin "does not want peace" but seeks the "capitulation of Ukraine." Macron delivered the assessment after a videoconference with the "Coalition of Volunteers," a group of nations backing Kyiv, saying Moscow has given "no signal of peace." Macron pressed for a "quadrilateral" format that would gather Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European representatives. He said Trump is convinced he can broker a treaty and, according to Reuters, a first Zelensky–Putin encounter was agreed during a multilateral meeting in Washington attended by Trump, Zelensky and several EU leaders. The French leader proposed hosting any Zelensky–Putin talks in a neutral European city, citing Geneva as a preferred option, and argued that subsequent sessions must include Europe because Ukraine’s security affects the entire continent. Macron added that if negotiations collapse, France and its partners should "increase sanctions" on Russia. He and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are to co-chair a follow-up meeting of the Coalition of Volunteers later today to start detailed work on security guarantees for Ukraine.