French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?
Trump has promised to push for peace talks in Ukraine within six months but has criticized Europe's lack of defense spending.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace d
The French President called on Europe to spend more on defence to reduce their reliance on the United States for security.
Addressing military personnel on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the 'threats' that are 'accumulating' against Europe as Donald Trump took office in Washington.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to "wake up" and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power.
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine will not end "tomorrow or the day after", despite promises by US President Donald Trump to bring it to a quick conclusion.
Who would have thought a year ago that Greenland would be at the centre of political and strategic debates?,” the French president said without mentioning Trump by name.
Emmanuel Macron gave a speech to the French armed forces in the face of an 'acceleration' of threats which, in his view, requires Europe to 'spend more on defense.'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday about taking "practical steps" to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, according to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The new US president says Russia will face "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if it does not make a deal to end the conflict.