The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France’s back-channel talks with the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

France still hopes Europe will avoid a trade war with the United States but it would reply with reciprocal measures if tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump went ahead on Wednesday, said commerce and trade minister Laurent Saint-Martin.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Sunday the “poison of antisemitism” following a shocking attack on the chief rabbi of the central city of Orleans. French authorities are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.

A French minister has accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity,

French President Emmanuel Macron said France and Britain, which are driving the initiative, would forge ahead with a 'reassurance force' with several countries.

At a recent summit featuring leaders of 30 countries as well as European Union and NATO chiefs, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances that France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to secure an eventual peace deal with Russia despite other nations not wanting to take part.

European leaders meet again to discuss Ukraine's security, and their own, with Trump pulling back and Russia "playing games."

Leaders in both countries warned that tariffs would fan inflation in the United States and upend global supply chains.

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced the potential deployment of international forces in Ukraine should a ceasefire occur, referring to them as "reassurance forces." Russia has already voiced strong opposition.