French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and Britain will lead a contingent of European countries to support any future peace deal in Ukraine despite a lack of unanimity among

European leaders meet again to discuss Ukraine's security, and their own, with Trump pulling back and Russia "playing games."

French President Emmanuel Macron announced another EUR2 billion (nearly USD2.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine during a press conference in Paris with

President Emmanuel Macron said France would order additional Rafale warplanes in the coming years and invest nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) into one of its air bases to equip its squadrons with the latest nuclear missile technology.

At a recent summit featuring leaders of 30 countries as well as European Union and NATO chiefs, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances that France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to secure an eventual peace deal with Russia despite other nations not wanting to take part.

Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, 80, who was given five years in prison by an Algerian court. Numerous politicians denounced the ruling on Thursday, with former prime minister Gabriel Attal calling it arbitrary and a "parody of justice.

Leaders in both countries warned that tariffs would fan inflation in the United States and upend global supply chains.

Macron said China's President Xi Jinping should contribute to building a lasting peace in Ukraine. He noted that China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, which gave it a "great deal of legitimacy" in doing so.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Friday’s Israeli strike on Beirut as “unacceptable.”