French President Emmanuel Macron advised US President Donald Trump against looking 'weak' to Russian leader Vladimir Putin as talks to end the Ukrainian war intensify, with Macron also keen to stress

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a "legitimate" leader and that, unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, he had taken office through a free election process.

Earlier today, Donald Trump doubled down on his criticisms of Europe's handling of the war in Ukraine, claiming leaders Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron "did nothing" to end it. European leaders ruled out negotiating with Russia long ago, but here's a look what they've done in recent months:

I respect him and I believe he respects me," Macron said during a one-hour question and answer session on social media. "I will tell him: deep down you cannot

MSNBC’s Ali Velishi does a necessary fact check on Donald Trump’s lies about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin’s murderous war with Ukraine ahead of a face-to-face meeting in Washington between Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.

You can’t be weak in front of Putin’ French president Emmanuel Macron says he will tell Donald Trump to "not be weak" in the face of Vladimir Putin, when he travels to the White House to discuss America's move to end Russia's war in Ukraine on Monday (24 February).