Macron on allied renewal Ukraine and Hormuz support

Jun 24

In his complete Berlin statement, Emmanuel Macron says European–American rapprochement began at the Évian G7 and continued at the European Council, with Ankara and a July 13 Coalition of the Willing meeting to follow. He says all G7 members signed a common text for the first time in eighteen months, including U.S. support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and infrastructure and sanctions on Russia; he recalls decisions concerning oil, gas and sanctions and calls for further consolidation. He welcomes the U.S.–Iran accord and wants participation in an ad hoc Hormuz mission, while saying its conditions still need definition. He also advocates a peaceful settlement and lasting peace and full sovereignty for Lebanon. He supports increased European capabilities, budgets, deterrence and industrial partnership within NATO. He closes with a tribute to Starmer's courage, dignity, decency and decisions strengthening Britain's European and NATO role. The diplomatic progress and policy judgments remain attributed; no mission deployment is announced.

At the June 24 Berlin statements, the five E5 leaders advocate a stronger European role within NATO, allied coordination and closer defence industrial cooperation. Merz says defence spending will rise to 3.5%, with Germany aiming for 2029, rejects national go-it-alone policies and advocates shared work on air defence, standoff weapons and AI. Macron supports larger capabilities, budgets, deterrence and industrial partnership; Meloni emphasizes strategic resilience and Italy's AI expertise. Starmer describes a forthcoming British investment plan and calls for faster European innovation and production in coordination with the United States. Tusk stresses eastern-flank representation and greater national effort. His German-interpreted spending figure is nearly 7%, with no denominator specified in this passage. These are pledges, plans and attributed claims; the statements establish neither universal target compliance nor an adopted British plan.