Macron Is Heading for a Clash With Trump Over His Push to Help Ukraine
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As President Donald Trump rattles US allies with his geopolitical maneuvers, the situation has helped one European leader return to the spotlight: Emmanuel Macron.
Hamstrung by the loss of a parliamentary majority after a disastrous snap election last summer, the French president has spent months tackling domestic crises. But as he prepares to meet European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels Thursday, the return of great-power politics has handed Macron a chance to shift gear as he brings together allies prepared to support Kyiv.