"We are ready as Europeans to offer security guarantees to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, the day a peace deal is signed," Macron said, adding, "The preparatory work is done." <br><br> Macron was hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace in Paris on the eve of a meeting of leaders of the coalition of the willing group of nations supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia. <br><br> Zelenskyy said the united position of Europe, Ukraine and the United States would help to increase pressure on Russia to move towards a diplomatic solution although he said he did not see any signals that Russia wanted to end the war. <br><br> Russian forces launched a sweeping air attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, damaging energy and transport infrastructure. <br><br> Amid an international push to broker an end to Russia's three-and-a-half-year-old war, Kyiv wants security guarantees to deter any future Russian attacks.