French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation Wednesday laying out the challenges facing France and Europe in the wake of the United States’ changing position on Ukraine under President Donald Trump.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he was willing to discuss offering European allies the protection of France's nuclear capabilities, adding that Russia represented a genuine threat to the continent's security with U.

French President Emmanuel Macron tried Monday to bend President Donald Trump back to the side of Kyiv and Europe, after an intense White House effort to end the war in Ukraine in which the U.S. leader blamed Ukraine, not Russia, for the invasion by the Kremlin three years ago.

French President Emmanuel Macron is on an official visit to the United States. He arrived at the White House for negotiations with American leader Donald Trump, according to Reuters. When Macron arrived at the White House by car,

French President Macron said in an address to his nation that Europe must be prepared to defend Ukraine without further assistance from the United States.

As EU capitals line up behind the message that Europe must guarantee its own security, French President Emmanuel Macron could be forgiven for thinking... It is a message Macron has repeatedly drummed home since coming to power in 2017: Europe must be more self-sufficient on defence and break free from dependence on the United States.

France is open to discussing extending the protection offered by its nuclear arsenal to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron said in a grave address to the nation on Wednesday, in which he warned that Europe must face up to the threat from Russia.

France president Emmanuel Macron corrects Trump on Ukraine aid, stating Europe covers 60%. Social media reacts, and leaders discuss ceasefire amid war costs.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that France was a "loyal and faithful ally" after US President Donald Trump expressed doubt that NATO would come to the US's defence if it was attacked. NATO's Article 5 defence guarantee was invoked following the September 11 attacks against the US.