Macron is among European leaders playing a leading role in efforts to ensure the security of Ukraine amid a push to organise negotiations with Russia to end the war started by the Russian invasion in February 2022.

(Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, at peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other EU leaders on Monday, proposed a future four-way meeting about Ukraine that would include Europe.

The PMO statement said Modi reiterated India’s consistent support for peaceful resolution of conflicts and early restoration of peace and stability.

The remarks were a considerable shift for France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday seeking an end to Moscow's invasion, after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following an Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with a look at her exclusive interview with French President Emmanuel Macron following the summit of European leaders with President Donald Trump at the White House over the war in Ukraine.

On Aug. 18, 2025, Trump met European, EU and NATO leaders at the White House to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump remarked in private comments to French President Emmanuel Macron that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal" with Ukraine for peace.

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday, an event the U.S. president called "a very good, early step" to possibly resolve the war in Ukraine.

The leaders dropped everything to travel to Washington to ensure President Trump didn’t force a bad deal on Ukraine. A road map for peace remains elusive.

A major rift has erupted in Europe as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reportedly clashed with French President Emmanuel Macron over the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine. According to Corriere della Sera,