Russian president Vladimir Putin and his ally in neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, have sought to weaponise migration by pushing thousands of migrants brought from elsewhere in the world over the EU’s borders in an effort to fuel support for anti-immigration far-right parties.

A popular iteration of the claim labeled a wider crop of the same photo, usually in French, as "the husband, the wife and the lover" — implying that the third person was Brigitte Macron's ex-husband, André-Louis Auzière.

Macron's initiative aims to prepare young volunteers for military roles as France adapts to rising security threats and continues to support Ukraine.

Poland rules out sending troops to Ukraine after the war, urging NATO members to share responsibilities and boost defense budgets to 5% of GDP.

France's President Emmanuel Macron has used the return to the White House of United States President Donald Trump to call for increased European military expenditure on home-grown systems, rather than the continent being reliant on American imports.

Russian gas tankers are receiving repairs in French and Danish ports, with France's president Emmanuel Macron coming under pressure to stop the practice. Thanks to a loophole in European Union sanctions, Vladimir Putin ’s fleet of Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tankers has been able to dock in French and Danish ports to receive repairs.

CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ, France — French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Monday that France would need to go beyond NATO’s current spending target, especially if United States President Donald Trump pulls the American military out of Europe.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility ... the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland. Germany and the four other countries are Europe ...

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the cost of the war for US taxpayers through major military aid packages for Ukraine, and vowed to bring the conflict to a swift end.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.

France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already toppled one government. View on euronews