President Emmanuel Macron is leading the way in helping to protect the Continent after he held "productive" talks with Donald Trump over ending the Ukraine war.
Meanwhile Macron echoed Trump's words but made it clear that Ukraine's future should be prioritised and that the US and Europe need to "shoulder" responsibilities.
Trump spoke with his "friend" Macron, as he repeated the war in Ukraine would "never have happened if I was president".
And on the prospect of European troops being used as peacemakers in Ukraine, Macron clarified that troops "would not be on the front line, but mark a presence in Ukraine as a guarantee".
Speaking together at a podium, Macron said peace “must not be a surrender of Ukraine” as he also called on Europeans to do more to protect the Continent.
