French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is ready to start discussions for nuclear deterrence for Europe in response to the threat posed by Moscow. Macron told the newspaper Le Monde he was ready for talks about nuclear weapons for the continent following a request from the likely German chancellor, Friedrich Merz.

Europe needs to rediscover its taste for risk, ambition and power in the face of the unpredictability of the United States under Donald Trump. Europe needs to be more independent both on Ukraine and on customs duties,

Trump's rhetoric at the time sparked a major debate over the future of European security. Macron, who also took office in 2017, began to propose the formation of a "true European army" as an alternative to NATO and famously warned of the "brain death" of the alliance in 2019.

French President Emmanuel Macron managed to do what no other European ... Macron has taken a leading role in Europe's push to keep Trump from legitimizing Vladimir Putin and rewarding the Russian ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that Europe is “well aware” that it needs to “do more” for its own security and defense in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine — and ...

Macron's statement came after Trump's claims about aid to Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back against President Donald Trump's statements about aid to Ukraine and warned about peace negotiations that don't involve the invaded country.

The video conference was convened by António Costa, the president of the European Council, in anticipation of an emergency summit on 6 March. View on euronews

Sitting beside the French president, Mr Trump pointedly declined to call Vladimir Putin a dictator, saying “I don’t use those words lightly.” Mr Macron seemed cautiously upbeat about his visit to the White House.

Trump’s diplomatic how-to guide boasts new chapters on the arts of bullying, harassment, gaslighting and, of course, the deal.

The two leaders started their day by participating in a more than two-hour virtual meeting with fellow leaders of the Group of 7 economies.