French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday supported Donald Trump’s outreach to Russia over Ukraine but called on the United States to back any European troop deployment as a form of security guarantee.
“We want a quick deal but not a fragile one,” Macron said at a joint news conference at the White House.
Macron flew to Moscow weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago in an unsuccessful bid to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin . Like then-US president Joe Biden, Macron soon cut off contact with Putin.
Macron said there was “a big change” in that there was a new US administration.
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‘This is not a celebration’: Ukraine marks third anniversary of Russian invasion
‘This is not a celebration’: Ukraine marks third anniversary of Russian invasion