Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine, trade in state visit

WASHINGTON, 30 November 2022, (TON): French President Emmanuel Macron is headed to Washington for the first state visit of Joe Biden’s presidency a revival of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the pandemic.

The Biden-Macron relationship had a choppy start. Macron briefly recalled France’s ambassador to the United States last year after the White House announced a deal to sell nuclear submarines to Australia, undermining a contract for France to sell diesel-powered submarines.

But the relationship has turned around with Macron emerging as one of Biden’s most forward-facing European allies in the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

This week’s visit it will include Oval Office talks, a glitzy dinner, a news conference and more comes at a critical moment for both leaders.

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