Special envoy to Washington
Emmanuel Macron was received Thursday at the White House as the best friend of the United States, the representative of their “
oldest alliance, which has never been denied
”, underlined President Joe Biden.
The anthems, the fifes and the review of the troops gave the state visit its pageantry and solemnity, in the sunny coolness of the White House gardens.
"We couldn't have a better partner at this crucial time
," the US president said.
"
We are honored and moved
," replied the French head of state, who had nevertheless been entitled to the same consideration under Donald Trump four years earlier.
While “
war has returned to Europe
” with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “
our common history obliges us,
underlined Emmanuel Macron.
We need to know how to become brothers in arms again (…) and find a way together to offer a future to our children
”.
The two presidents thus pledge to support Ukraine
“as long as…
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