The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor.

Caitriona, Bernd and special guest Olivier Knox talk about the visits of two European leaders to the White House: French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The French Presidency said President Emmanuel Macron spoke on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, European Council President António Costa,

France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would not cover ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron told the daily newspaper Le Figaro on Sunday.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are working on a plan to reach a one-month truce in Ukraine.

Following an emergency peace summit in London on Sunday, Mr Macron revealed he intended to propose a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine “in the air, at sea”, and that European soldiers would only be deployed as part of a second phase of a potential truce.