Macron said on Sunday there was “legitimate emotion” about the scene and “doubt” over U.S. support for Europe in the long term.
But he also called for Trump and Zelenskyy to start talking again.
“I think that beyond the anger, everyone needs to return to calm, respect and recognition, so that we can move forward concretely,” Macron said, and also stressed: “I want to make the Americans understand that disengaging from Ukraine is not in their interest.”
The White House scene, which stunned the world, left many European leaders wondering whether the U.S. is still an ally.
“There were two victims in this scene, the security of Ukraine, which is fighting for its survival,” Bayrou said, and “a certain idea of the alliance we had with and around the United States … We are being asked to accept standards we refuse … to abandon our concern for decency and accept the indecency they would like to impose on us.”
Bayrou was speaking ahead of a debate in the French parliament’s lower chamber, where opposition leaders lined up to speak about European security and the situation in Ukraine in a non-binding parliamentary discussion.