French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his American counterpart Donald Trump
Washington said on Monday that he would make “proposals to take action” to deal with the “Russian threat” in Europe and ensure peace in Ukraine.
Macron hopes to convince Trump to include European leaders in talks between Russia and the United States as the two leaders meet on the third anniversary of the Ukrainian War.
Trump announced his willingness to resume diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sent a shock wave in Europe when he held talks without the participation of European countries or Kiev.
He repeated Russia’s view on what is claimed to be responsible in the war, which raised concerns in Europe and he would agree to the terms of Moscow.
Macron tried to coordinate Europe’s response to a sudden policy shift in Washington, and held two meetings with key leaders last week. At the time, he said that Russia was a “existent threat to Europeans.”
“You have over-armed power … Keep arming yourself,” Macron said before setting out for Washington.
“We don’t know where today will stop. So we all have to take action to curb it.”
– Macron’s goal –
Presidential adviser said Macron will represent the entire European of Europe during his visit to meet with leaders throughout the continent, including Moscow-friendly Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
“He will make a proposal to reflect the talks through the actions proposed,” the adviser said.
Advisors noted that Macron’s goal is to convince Trump to continue U.S. support for Ukraine, respect its sovereignty and ensure that European interests are fully considered.
He also tried to convince Trump to “existential threat” to Russia’s representatives to Europe, and Putin “will not respect” the ceasefire.
Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit the White House on Thursday, and he coordinated through news before heading to the French president to the United States this weekend.
– Deploy the troops –
After the peace agreement reached, Britain and France also discussed the deployment of European troops in Ukraine to prevent future Russian attacks.
French sources close to the discussion said: “The idea is to deploy soldiers to the second line, not the front line. This can be combined with multinational companies’ actions and non-European contingents.”
Macron and Starmer are expected to ask Trump to provide “reliable security assurance” for deploying troops.
Although the Trump administration has ruled out efforts to fight American soldiers, Europe hopes it can provide other support, such as logistics or intelligence.
European leaders will also work to increase defense spending without wishing to bear the burden of security in the region as Trump seeks to reduce the U.S. commitment.
“It is his interest to work with Europeans because Europe has the capacity to grow (economic potential) with Americans,” Macron said.
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