French President Emmanuel Macron spoke exclusively with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on the talks for peace between Russia and Ukraine that took place at the White House. Macron shared his perspective on Trump’s hot mic comment about President Putin wanting to make a deal and the ongoing ceasefire efforts.

Donald Trump is trying to arrange a meeting between Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian president Vladimir Putin within the next two weeks, German chancellor Friedrich Merz said after talks at the White House.

Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.