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EU: Costa Convenes Leaders' Call On 26 Feb For Macron-Trump Talks Debrief

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European Council President António Costa has confirmed a videoconference of member state leaders on the morning of 26 Feb to hear a debrief from French President Emmanuel Macron following his meetings with US President Donald Trump at the White House on 24 Feb. 

  • This videoconference comes ahead of the special European Council summit that has been called for 6 March to discuss Ukraine and the EU's defence and security in the wake of major shifts in regional geopolitics in recent weeks.
  • Reports of the Trump-Macron meetings have focused on the public comments by both leaders that appeared tentatively positive. From the European perspective, Trump not referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again as a 'dictator' will be welcomed.
  • The comments from Trump suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine are likely to be closely interrogated by EU leaders. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated the opposite, that such a move would be unacceptable for the Kremlin. 
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European Council President António Costa has confirmed a videoconference of member state leaders on the morning of 26 Feb to hear a debrief from French President Emmanuel Macron following his meetings with US President Donald Trump at the White House on 24 Feb. 

  • This videoconference comes ahead of the special European Council summit that has been called for 6 March to discuss Ukraine and the EU's defence and security in the wake of major shifts in regional geopolitics in recent weeks.
  • Reports of the Trump-Macron meetings have focused on the public comments by both leaders that appeared tentatively positive. From the European perspective, Trump not referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again as a 'dictator' will be welcomed.
  • The comments from Trump suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine are likely to be closely interrogated by EU leaders. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated the opposite, that such a move would be unacceptable for the Kremlin.