French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he will travel to Washington to try to convince President Donald Trump that his interests were in line with European allies and that showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron is coming to Washington next week, national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday. Macron called for an emergency “informal” meeting with world leaders just days ago in Paris to discuss European security and the challenges posed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives for a meeting with European leaders on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France,

The U.S. opposed a U.N. resolution condemning Russia for the Ukraine war. Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House. Trump’s administration says agencies can ignore Musk’s email decree.

President Donald Trump, right, meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday in Washington.

French President Emmanuel Macron, arrives at the White House, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.

A gesture by Stephen Bannon at CPAC, outside Washington, echoed a move by Elon Musk and prompted the president of France’s far-right National Rally to say it had evoked “Nazi ideology.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reúne esta semana con el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, y el primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, en un momento de prof

French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with members of Congress this afternoon following a news conference with President Donald Trump and a meeting in the Oval Office, as European leaders look to shore up transatlantic alliances.

French President Emmanuel Macron is at the White House meeting with President Donald Trump as the U.S. is seeking an end of the war in Ukraine.