Emmanuel Macron has seemingly taken a veiled swipe at Donald Trump after hauling French army chiefs to Paris for a crisis meeting. The French President confirmed the top brass of France's military will meet in the capital next week amid calls for an Franco-British peacekeeping force to head to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday he plans to hold a meeting of all European army chiefs in Paris next week.

The French president says Europe must increase their defence spending, in a televised address on the war in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron Addresses Nation In Wake Of U.S. Suspension Of Military Aid For Ukraine: “We Are Entering A New Era”

By Dominique Vidalon and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Wednesday evening to try and soothe voters' concerns over the new U.S. administration's upending of the international order.