Macron and Trump's complex relationship mixes rivalry with diplomacy as France pushes for European independence from U.S. influence in defense and foreign policy.

EADaily, . France plays the role of a commentator in the negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This was stated by the former Secretary of State at the French Foreign Ministry for European Affairs Pierre Lelouch.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full dose of presidential pomp as the two held a hastily arranged meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy before celebrating the grand reopening of the Notre Dame ...

Britain’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz – has evolved into an informal top‑tier leadership core, holding joint strategy calls with Volodymyr Zelensky as Kyiv rejected a US peace blueprint and using G20 sidelines meetings to dispatch their security advisers for crisis talks in Geneva.

Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seems to be working.

Zelenskyy on Monday said he expects to discuss “key issues” with President Trump as Washington intensifies efforts to advance a negotiated end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, with Trump’s envoy preparing

French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Beijing on Wednesday, where he is expected to put pressure on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations.