French President Emmanuel Macron was prepared to present a unified case for Europe when he arrived at the Oval Office on Monday, at a moment when transatlantic ties have rapidly deteriorated.

The French president was the first leader to meet with Trump since the American president referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a 'dictator' and suggested that Kyiv had 'started' its war with Russia.

President Donald Trump on Monday met with French President Emmanuel Macron, the first European leader to visit the White House since the U.S. president returned to office Jan. 20.

The talks come amid deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations and U.S. support for Ukraine.

Do France support the U.S. being compensated? I support the idea to have Ukraine first being compensated because they are the one to lose a lot of their fellow citizens and being destroyed by this attack.

President Trump made a series of bold predictions about ending the war in Ukraine on Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron joined him at the White House to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron sought to project unity during a White House meeting on Monday, even as cracks opened further in the alliance between the U.S. and Europe over

The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer will travel to Washington, United States next week amid alarm in Europe over US President Donald Trump’s hardening stance towards Ukraine and overtures to Moscow on the three-year conflict.