Emmanuel Macron has seemingly taken a veiled swipe at Donald Trump after hauling French army chiefs to Paris for a crisis meeting. The French President confirmed the top brass of France's military will meet in the capital next week amid calls for an Franco-British peacekeeping force to head to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the war in Ukraine and European defence during a live television broadcast on Wednesday, emphasising the need for continued support for Kyiv and stronger European military capabilities,

In a televised address, President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe needed to deal with a retreating America and a bellicose Russia.

Russia has blasted a “confrontational” speech by French president Emmanuel Macron in which he said Paris would consider using its nuclear deterrent to protect other countries. Mr Macron said in a televised speech on Wednesday that France was ready to discuss extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to other European countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a visit. Their meeting will take place on Wednesday in Paris, Telex informs. According to the news agency, Orbán will hold talks with Macron in Paris,

French president Emmanuel Macron greeted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the steps of the Élysée Palace in Paris, for a meeting about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

In January Sir Keir treated Mr Macron to dinner at Chequers, his official country residence. Last November Mr Macron invited Sir Keir to attend Armistice Day commemorations in Paris, the first British prime minister to do so since Winston Churchill.