French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a "legitimate" leader and that, unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, he had taken office through a free election process.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no plans to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but reiterated that France was considering providing security guarantees to Ukraine as part of an eventual ceasefire deal with Russia.

Benjamin Haddad, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, has confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the United States next week. Source: French newspaper Le Figaro, as reported by European Pravda Details: Haddad confirmed US President Donald Trump's statement that he will meet with his French counterpart "very soon,