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(Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, at peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other EU leaders on Monday, proposed a future four-way meeting about Ukraine that would include Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron called Monday for stepping up sanctions against Russia if its leader Vladimir Putin does not move forward on peace with Ukraine.

France and other EU backers of Ukraine — the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ — have said they would play an active role in negotiations

The French president expressed concern at the 'extremely serious context, both for Ukraine and for the security of all Europe.' Like several of his European counterparts, he is set to join Zelensky at a meeting with Donald Trump at the White House.

Donald Trump was caught on hot-mic while speaking about Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin with French President Emmanuel Macron.

In early August 2025, France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, announced they were abandoning their 22-count defamation lawsuit against U.S. far-right commentator Candace Owens, who spread the false claim that Brigitte Macron was a trans woman.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Within hours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States "strongly rejects" the move.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. on Wednesday against right-wing influencer and podcaster Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France's first lady is male.

The probe, which was carried out by Manhattan-based Nardello & Co., compiled information about Owens’ political ties and public statements.