Tag: France

Macron and Zelensky To Prepare the Ukraine Summit
The U.S.-brokered peace talks highlighted growing divisions between Washington and Brussels. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to prepare for the support summit for Ukraine, which will take place on Thursday in Paris. RELATED: France to Host Ukraine Coalition Meeting: President Macron They will meet starting at 6:30 p.m. […]
March 25, 2025

France to Host Ukraine Coalition Meeting: President Macron
Meanwhile, Lithuania plans to allocate 5.25 percent of its GDP to defense next year. On Thurday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris will host a summit of the “coalition of the willing” supporting Ukraine on March 27 to discuss further military aid for Kyiv. RELATED: Arms Supplies to Ukraine Contradict the Quest for Peace: […]
March 21, 2025

The U.S. Not To Return the Statue of Liberty: Leavitt
The United States no longer represents the values that led France to gift it the statue in 1884, said MEP Glucksmann. On Monday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt rejected the possibility of the United States returning the Statue of Liberty to the French people. RELATED: Trump Cannot Annex Greenland: Danish PM Rasmussen Her remarks came […]
March 17, 2025

France to Retaliate if U.S. Imposes 200% Tariff on Wines
President Trump believes that high tariffs on European alcoholic beverages will benefit U.S. industries. On Thursday, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin said that his country will retaliate if the United States follows through on a threat to impose a 200-percent tariff on all wines and spirits coming from France and other European […]
March 13, 2025

Ukrainian Peace Process: Macron Summons Military Leaders From EU Countries
The list of participants could include representatives from France, Spain, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Italy. French President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting on Tuesday with the chiefs of staff from countries willing to guarantee a potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. RELATED: U.S. Arms Sales Have Skyrocketed Since 2020 After meeting behind […]
March 10, 2025

Russia Rejects European Plan for Temporary Ceasefire in Ukraine
FM Lavrov also pushed back against Macron’s proposal to extend France’s nuclear umbrella to its European allies. On Thursday, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that his country rejects the European “peace plan,” which would include the deployment of troops in Ukraine. RELATED: Russia Proposes Building Drone Factory in Belarus He cautioned that Russia […]
March 6, 2025

Macron Proposes Strategic Talks on Nuclear Deterrence for Europe
France will host a meeting with countries willing to contribute to future European forces to be deployed in Ukraine. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he has decided to open strategic discussions with European allies on potential nuclear protection. RELATED: Global North Seeks Expansion of Nuclear Arsenals Instead of Disarmament “Responding to the […]
March 6, 2025

France Insists on the Entry of Peacekeeping Troops Into Ukraine
‘Trump has agreed that the Europeans can guarantee the peace agreement once it is reached,’ FM Barrot said. France believes it achieved “three very important results” during President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Donald Trump regarding future peace negotiations on Ukraine, particularly the prospect of the U.S. president convincing Russia to accept the principle of deploying […]
February 26, 2025

Macron-Trump Meeting Highlights U.S.-Europe Divide on Ukraine
President Macron publicly refuted Trump’s claim that the situation was ‘unfair’ to the United States. On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron, following extensive discussions with European leaders over the past few days, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House in a bid to let the collective voice of Europe on the Ukraine […]
February 25, 2025

Russia Demands Measures From France After Consulate Attack in Marseille
‘The explosions at the Russian Consulate show all the signs of a terrorist attack,’ Zakharova said. On Monday, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Maria Zakharova, demanded that France take urgent measures following the explosions at its consulate in Marseille. RELATED: New EU Sanctions Against Russia Hamper Dialogue “The explosions at the Russian […]