French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, urging calm after Trump warned he could cut U.S. support for Ukraine.
📌 What happened?
Trump threatened to withdraw support for Ukraine during a White House meeting.
Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are pushing for European security guarantees for Kyiv.
⚠️ Why it matters?
European allies worry a rushed ceasefire could strengthen Russia.
Macron hopes to secure EU backing for a major defense funding plan.
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for calm after a tense White House meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy the day before.
The French presidency said Macron also spoke with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, European Council President Antonio Costa, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte ahead of a European leaders' meeting on Ukraine set for Sunday in London.
During an Oval Office meeting on Friday, Trump warned he could withdraw U.S. support for Ukraine, alarming European allies who fear a rushed ceasefire could embolden Russia three years after its invasion.
“I think that beyond the frayed nerves, everybody needs to calm down, show respect and gratitude, so we can move forward concretely, because what’s at stake is too important,” Macron said in an interview published Sunday.
Macron and Starmer have been leading European efforts to convince Trump not to push for an immediate ceasefire and to provide Ukraine with security guarantees. During meetings in Washington, they presented a plan that includes deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Macron said Zelenskyy had expressed willingness to "restore dialogue" with the U.S., including discussions on a deal granting U.S. access to revenues from Ukraine’s natural resources. He did not disclose what Trump said in their call.
“America’s manifest destiny is to stand alongside Ukrainians—I have no doubt about that,” Macron told La Tribune Dimanche. “I want Americans to understand that pulling support from Ukraine is not in their interest.”
Macron also said he hopes European leaders will back a joint debt plan at an EU summit on March 6, aiming to raise "several hundred billion euros" for European defense.
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Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Global oil prices have surged past $110 a barrel this Monday as fresh U.S.-Israeli strikes hit multiple targets, including oil depots. Stock markets fell on fears the conflict with Iran could disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over global energy supply.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to expect further strikes on Saturday (7 March). In a post on social media, he said Iran would be 'hit very hard'. His comments came a week into the conflict with Iran, which has spread across the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further attacks on Iran on Saturday (7 March), while the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia continued to shoot down missiles in their airspace. Meanwhile, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would stop attacking its neighbours.
Trump says the United States "don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won," targeting his criticism at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israel continues to fire missles at strategic sites in Iran and Gulf regions report more strikes from Iran.
Baku has completed its evacuation of staff from the Azerbaijan Consulate General in Tabriz, while most employees from the Azerbaijan Embassy in Tehran have also returned.
Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport came under attack in heavy airstrikes on early Saturday morning (7 March), Iranian news agencies reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further attacks on Iran on Saturday (7 March), while the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia continued to shoot down missiles in their airspace. Meanwhile, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would stop attacking its neighbours.
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s second largest city in the early hours of Saturday (7 March) killed 10 people, including two children. Kharkiv mayor, Ihor Terekov, said 10 residents died after a Russian ballistic missile hit a five storey apartment block in the city.
The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers will meet on Monday to discuss a global rise in oil prices and a joint release of oil from emergency reserves coordinated by the International Energy Agency, the Financial Times reports.
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Global oil prices have surged past $110 a barrel this Monday as fresh U.S.-Israeli strikes hit multiple targets, including oil depots. Stock markets fell on fears the conflict with Iran could disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over global energy supply.
The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday (8 March), causing minor damage but no injuries, in what may have been a deliberate attack linked to the crisis in the Middle East, Norwegian police said.
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s second largest city in the early hours of Saturday (7 March) killed 10 people, including two children. Kharkiv mayor, Ihor Terekov, said 10 residents died after a Russian ballistic missile hit a five storey apartment block in the city.
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