Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.
Macron used his extensive repertoire of compliments, tactile body language and handshakes that never seemed to end on “Dear Donald.” And he even got away with correcting him in the Oval Office over his false claims that Washington had almost doubled Europe’s support for Ukraine.
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shared a firm and lengthy handshake outside the Oval Office on Monday ahead of a bilateral meeting dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Moscow is not considering any options with the deployment of European peacekeepers on Ukraine. No one asked Moscow about this, and statements by Western representatives on this subject are aimed at heating up the conflict.