Emmanuel Macron Backs Trum’’s ‘Optimism’ After WH Summit — but Doubts Putin Wants ‘Peace Now’

David Gilmour Aug 19th, 2025, 10:08 am

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

Macron joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Monday alongside a heavyweight European delegation that included, among others, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz .

Speaking to NBC host Kristen Welker for a sit-down with Meet the Press just hours after the White House summit, Macron admitted he may be “pessimistic” but outlined his view of how

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