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Added on the 05/02/2021 14:18:40 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky appear in a video conference from the Elysée Palace with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They will notably discuss the risks of escalation caused by the concentration of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. IMAGES
Some European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, are holding a meeting on Friday morning following an agreement on Brexit between the European Union and the United Kingdom at the EU Summit in Brussels. IMAGES
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcome American President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Biarritz lighthouse, as the G7 summit opens. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump hold a bilateral meeting during the first day of a NATO summit in Brussels. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron preside over a joint cabinet meeting aimed at underscoring Franco-German resolve to kick-start the European Union. IMAGES