Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House

Washington — President Trump is meeting Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron, who becomes the first European leader to visit with the president at the White House since Trump's return to office last month. 

Mr. Trump and Macron, who have a long-standing relationship after both came to office in 2017, will hold a bilateral meeting and news conference Monday afternoon, after participating in a Group of Seven leadership call earlier in the day to mark three years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

The meeting comes as more than a dozen Western leaders, including European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, gathered Monday in Kyiv to show their continued support three years into the war with Russia. Meanwhile, the U.S. has reopened relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sought to negotiate an end to the war, marking a major shift from the Biden administration. Preparations are underway for a meeting between Mr. Trump and Putin, Russia's deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday.