Emmanuel Macron will travel to Washington next week to meet with Donald Trump and discuss peace negotiations. Benjamin Haddad, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, confirmed the visit, following earlier remarks by the U.

Earlier today, Donald Trump doubled down on his criticisms of Europe's handling of the war in Ukraine, claiming leaders Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron "did nothing" to end it. European leaders ruled out negotiating with Russia long ago, but here's a look what they've done in recent months:

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.