Macron to meet Trump as Europe scrambles to respond to US shift on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is expeced to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine.
"President Macron is expected at the White House early next week," a White House official told the French news agency AFP Wednesday evening on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky also said last night, Wednesday, that he will meet US envoy Keith Kellogg on Thursday and is hoping for "constructive" work with the US.
"We are scheduled to meet with General Kellogg tomorrow, and it is very important for us that the meeting and our work with America in general be constructive," Zelensky said in his daily evening address on Wednesday.
European fears mount at Munich conference as US signals shift on Ukraine
Europe and Ukraine
This as French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia after a shock policy shift in Washington.
Macron was speaking to leaders of 19 countries including Canada, with most taking part by video link, according to the presidency.
European 'frustration'
Difficult choices
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