While Trump moves toward de-escalation in Ukraine, Starmer is doubling down on support for Kyiv, stating the U.K. is “ready and willing” to send British troops if necessary. This stance stands in contrast to Macron and Scholz’s more cautious approach.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders, including Britain's prime minister on Monday for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war after U.S. officials suggested Europe would have no role in any talks on ending the conflict.

France, like other EU countries, has expressed a desire to engage with Syria’s new administration and lift sanctions on the country.

President Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a European leaders’ meeting about the war in Ukraine, as the Trump administration is pressing forward with plans to negotiate an end to the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he talked with U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after meeting European leaders earlier in the day.

European leaders met on Monday for emergency talks in Paris called by French President Emmanuel Macron to agree a coordinated response to a shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine by the new U.S. administration of Donald Trump.