Emmanuel Macron has described talks with Donald Trump at the White House as ‘very friendly’ as the French President presented proposals for peace in Ukraine and to counter the threat of Russia across Europe.
Macron met Trump in Washington hoping to persuade him to include European leaders in talks between Russia and the United States.
But their ‘death grip’ handshake that is going viral may tell another story as the leaders looked tense.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted several European leaders and Canada ‘s prime minister on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
And Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Vladimir Putin’s efforts to resolve the conflict as he declared Russia and China are ‘true friends’ following a phone call earlier.
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