The leaders of the 27 European Union states held a videoconference on 26 February to hear French President Emmanuel Macron report on his talks with US President Donald Trump and discuss preparations for an emergency summit of the European Council scheduled for 6 March.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday briefed his fellow European Union leaders on his recent talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington. On Monday, Macron became the first European leader to be received at the White House by Trump since he began his second term in office.

The video conference was convened by António Costa, the president of the European Council, in anticipation of an emergency summit on 6 March. View on euronews

EU summit. A special EU summit on Ukraine will take place on March 6, and the bloc's leaders continue to seek a common position on the future of the peace process. The European Co

Trump, sitting between Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, told reporters that France and the United Kingdom are willing to help Ukraine with security. Leaders from both nations — President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer — met with Trump in the last two weeks.