President Donald Trump expressed hope that Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he met Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. But France's leader cautioned that it's crucial that any potential agreement with Moscow does not amount to surrender for Ukraine.

We want peace and I think the initiative of President Trump is a very positive one. But my message was to say, ‘Be careful,’ because we need something substantial for Ukraine … for the security

Macron said that because of the “lack of credibility of our collective deterrence,” Putin was emboldened to attack Ukraine in 2022. He urged the Trump administration to work with European allies to “preserve security guarantees, meaning to be sure that this peace could be respected by Russia.”