French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin "does not want peace" in Ukraine but instead seeks Kyiv’s capitulation. Speaking to reporters after a videoconference with the so-called Coalition of Volunteers—European Union, NATO and other allied states backing Ukraine—Macron argued that Moscow has pursued an “imperialist and revisionist” agenda since 2008 and has repeatedly violated cease-fire commitments. Macron warned that any display of weakness toward the Kremlin would "prepare the conflicts of tomorrow" and called for a "powerful, strong, free Europe" to shoulder more responsibility for the continent’s security. He contrasted Putin’s stance with that of U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he described as favoring a peace settlement, and said European leaders will travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at presenting a united front in support of Kyiv.