Washington, Feb 24, 2025 (AFP) - Macron tells Trump Europe ready to 'step up' on defense

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2025-02-24

French President Emmanuel Macron told President Donald Trump on Monday that Europe is ready to "step up" defense spending but said he hoped for "strong" US involvement in securing any peace settlement in Ukraine. Macron said he and Trump would discuss "long-lasting peace" in Ukraine but that that Kyiv "must be involved" in talks to end the war. Trump said Russia was ready to accept European troops deployed in Ukraine as guarantors of a deal to en......

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