Macron Walks Tightrope With Trump as He Makes Europe's Case on Ukraine
As the first European leader to visit Trump since his inauguration, Macron navigated potentially testing talks. Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an achievement. He managed to navigate what could have been a tricky day in Washington without conceding or revealing too much.
- The delicate dance of diplomacy that Macron performed with Trump highlights the challenges of navigating complex and often contentious relationships between European leaders and US presidents, where both sides must balance competing interests and values.
- How will Europe's efforts to re-establish a strong relationship with the US under the current administration impact its ability to assert its own interests and values on global stages such as Ukraine?