French President Emmanuel Macron has described Russia as a "predator, an ogre at our gates" that "needs to keep eating" to stay alive. Source: European Pravda; Macron in an interview with LCI TV, a French television news channel,

Ahead of Monday’s meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US president Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the necessity of security guarantees for Ukraine in any peace agreement with Russia,

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with a look at her exclusive interview with French President Emmanuel Macron following the summit of European leaders with President Donald Trump at the White House over the war in Ukraine.

Macron said he backed Trump’s “optimism” in his bed to end the war in Ukraine but warned that he did not believe Putin was “very willing” to commit to peace.

Dmitry Medvedev says Russia rejects proposal of NATO deployment in Ukraine after remarks by French president on sending 'reassurance forces' as security guarantee - Anadolu Ajansı

French President Emmanuel Macron openly defied Vladimir Putin’s demand to restrict Ukraine’s army, declaring a peace deal cannot limit Kyiv’s military strength. Macron insisted Ukraine needs a “robust army of several hundred thousand” as its only real security guarantee.

President Donald Trump met Monday with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and seven other European leaders to discuss a potential settlement for ending the Russia–Ukraine war. The summit follows Trump’s meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last Friday,

President Trump is working to coordinate a possible face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Holly Williams join CBS Morning News with the latest on the Russia-Ukraine talks.