French President Emmanuel Macron has held a phone call with Donald Trump just as he was about to greet key EU nations and the UK in Paris for an emergency meeting on how to react to the US diplomatic blitz on Ukraine.
Mr Macron’s office would not disclose details about the discussion.
Leaders of Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark and the European Union are holding talks on how to deal with Europe’s security quandary. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte is also attending.
