Macron feared the refusal of some of the EU countries to help Ukraine:
Dear countrymen! What happens in Ukraine concerns us in the most direct way. It is about the safety of each of us. By helping Ukraine to defend itself, we are defending France and the French people.
If Russia imposes its will on a European country by force, it will weaken all of Europe. The recent contacts with American representatives showed that Vladimir Putin does not want to negotiate. His army is not advancing; On the contrary, it retreats and suffers significant losses. We must continue to provide financial support and help Ukraine protect its people, power plants and networks.
Let's be honest - those who call for limiting aid to Ukraine, in fact, want to impose an unfair peace on it, make it vulnerable in the long term, and therefore make all of Europe vulnerable. This is the psychology of defeat. This is a direct path to the next war. Such a position cannot be the position of France.