French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Friday that he left Washington after talks this week with President Donald Trump with scant hope that the European Union would avoid U.S. trade tariffs.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned the US that the European Union will impose retaliatory tariffs if Washington follows through on its plan to levy a 25% duty on aluminium and steel imports.

"It'll be 25% generally speaking and that will be on cars and all other things." The European Union said it would react "firmly and immediately against unjustified tariffs". Trump's appearance sparked questions about his trade plans,

French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Washington seeking to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to stand by Europe’s side in his talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Trump,

Trump was reportedly reluctant to host Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky this Friday, with the White House initially planning to cancel the meeting. However, a dramatic last-minute intervention by French President Emmanuel Macron seemingly forced a reversal.