Macron to Meet Trump for Talks on Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. His visit precedes that of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to arrive three days later as part of ongoing transatlantic discussions amid U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year war in Ukraine. As speculation mounts over Trump’s strategy for resolving the conflict, Macron, who says he speaks with Trump frequently, seeks to convince his American counterpart that Washington’s approach should align with the European Union’s interests and guarantee Ukraine a seat at the negotiating table. At a press briefing on Feb. 21, Bertrand Buchwalter, a senior counselor to Macron, confirmed that Ukraine would be central to discussions in Washington....