Europe’s leaders are caught between the need to boost their defence spending in a hurry, and their tight finances. The European leaders gathered by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at a rapidly convened summit in Paris may have debated the creation of a joint borrowing vehicle that would help shore up their militaries while mutualising the associated fiscal cost.

Vance’s shocking words — and the prospects of American disengagement — were so traumatic, they prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to cobble together an emergency summit of European leaders, where the participants promptly agreed on nothing .

This video can not be played What Trump and Zelensky have said about each other as rift deepens Edited by James Harness and Jacqueline Howard Donald Trump's decision to pursue peace in Ukraine without the direct involvement of Europe,

French President Emmanuel Macron convenes emergency meeting of military powers as Trump prepares to negotiate Ukraine’s future without them.

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Emmanuel Macron has described Donald Trump’s return as an “electroshock” that should force Europe to secure its own future as well as Ukraine’s.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders on Monday for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war following U.S. statements suggesting Europe might be excluded from peace talks. Macron called the meeting

The two leaders started their day by participating in a more than two-hour virtual meeting with fellow leaders of the Group of 7 economies.

It comes after Zelensky tells European leaders his country needs security guarantees to prevent Russia invading again in years to come.

Trump's rhetoric at the time sparked a major debate over the future of European security. Macron, who also took office in 2017, began to propose the formation of a "true European army" as an alternative to NATO and famously warned of the "brain death" of the alliance in 2019.

On a visit to the White House on Monday, the French president is expected to detail proposals by Paris and London to deploy troops in Ukraine to guarantee a ceasefire. A plan that presupposes the support of the US.

On a visit to the White House on Monday, Emmanuel Macron is expected to detail proposals by Paris and London to deploy troops in Ukraine to guarantee a ceasefire. Le Monde's Philippe Ricard, a specialist in French diplomacy,