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.

French President Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to the United States, advised his American counterpart, Donald Trump, not to start a trade war with Europe. Instead, he urged him to focus on China,

French President Emmanuel Macron met with United States President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to urge security guarantees for Ukraine. The week prior, Trump placed into question U.S. involvement in the conflict and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections.”