Trump has promised to push for peace talks in Ukraine within six months but has criticized Europe's lack of defense spending.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defense, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House.

CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ, France — French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Monday that France would need to go beyond NATO’s current spending target, especially if United States President Donald Trump pulls the American military out of Europe.

The war in Ukraine will not end tomorrow or the day after, and Ukrainians must be supported to withstand and enter future negotiations from a position of strength. After the cessation of hostilities,

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

French president Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defence, in a speech to the French military as Donald Trump returns to power. Mr Macron referred to expected changes in Washington’s foreign policies especially regarding the war in Ukraine and said this is an “opportunity for a European strategic wake-up call”.

Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore joined criticism of Macron's suggestion that some West African leaders had shown "ingratitude" France's role in helping to tackle militant jihadist insurgencies.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine will not end "tomorrow or the day after", despite promises by US President Donald Trump to bring it to a quick conclusion.

A popular iteration of the claim labeled a wider crop of the same photo, usually in French, as "the husband, the wife and the lover" — implying that the third person was Brigitte Macron's ex-husband, André-Louis Auzière.

The French president is scheduled to meet prime ministerial nominee Nouf Salam and newly elected President Joseph Aoun.