Macron, Starmer to meet Trump, offer ideas for Ukraine security guarantees

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives for a meeting with European leaders on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Feb. 17, 2025. US President Donald Trump returns to the White House from National Harbor following his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting, Feb. 22, 2025.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington next week amid alarm in Europe over U.S. President Donald Trump's hardening stance toward Ukraine and overtures to Moscow on the three-year conflict.