France: Macron Calls for Emergency Meeting with Key European Leaders

French President Emmanuel Macron is convening an emergency summit tomorrow, Monday, with leaders from key European countries to discuss ‘European security,’ confirmed French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot today (16.02.2025). In Paris, Macron will host a meeting of European leaders to address the conflict in Ukraine and Europe’s security following Donald Trump’s exclusion of Europe from peace talks regarding the war with Russia. Invitations have been sent, though outcomes remain uncertain as Europe strives for a unified response and specific security guarantees for Kyiv. ‘The President of the Republic will welcome the main European countries tomorrow to discuss European security,’ stated Barrot on France Inter radio without specifying which nations will attend this ‘working meeting.’ According to Reuters, five European diplomats said the meeting would include France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Denmark, representing the Baltic and Nordic countries. Shockwaves were sent through Europe when U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Kit Kellogg, announced yesterday that Europe would not have a seat at the negotiation table to end the Russia-Ukraine war.