The French defense minister says France is also seeking access to Ukraine’s deposits of critical minerals, indicating that the United States isn’t the only player.

The emergency Ukraine summit held in Paris by European leaders on Feb. 17 exposed divisions between European countries, highlighting how they have so far failed to agree on a coherent plan for supporting Kyiv,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Macron after the Paris summit, reiterating his call for “robust and reliable” security guarantees for Ukraine, he said in a post on X.

It’s almost like when the Eagles push the quarterback across, you know, that tush push thing? So it’s close and it’s good. It’s a good deal. It’s an important deal,”

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week. It's part of European efforts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Washington seeking to convince President Trump to stand by Europe’s side in his talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine.