Macron Sees Trump’s Ukraine Deal As ‘Existential’ Threat? Says Peace Can’t Mean ‘Surrender’ | Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron warned US President Donald Trump on 24 February that peace cannot mean Ukraine’s “surrender” as they met at the White House on the war’s third anniversary.Macron said European leaders agreed “this peace cannot mean Ukraine's capitulation” and called for security guarantees. He backed Trump’s idea of sending European peacekeepers but insisted on US support.During their joint press conference, Macron interrupted Trump over Ukraine aid, clarifying that Europe had “paid sixty percent” through “loans, guarantees, grants” and “real money”.Their meeting ended with a prolonged handshake, which social media users called “awkward”. n18oc_world n18oc_crux