French President Emmanuel Macron held a 20-minute phone conversation with US President Donald Trump before the meeting.
European leaders convened in Paris on Monday for urgent talks on how to respond to the growing tensions caused by the United States’ approach to Ukraine.
Ahead of the meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron held a 20-minute phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, though Macron’s office declined to disclose the details, reports the Associated Press.
Macron, as well as officials from Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the European Union, gathered at the Elysee Palace to discuss Europe’s security concerns in the face of the war in Ukraine. Also in attendance was NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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