President Donald Trump listens as France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)French President Emmanuel Macron said that he and US President Donald Trump made “substantive steps forward” during a meeting on Monday at the White House, emphasizing their shared thought on building peace, however, the French president said peace must not mean a “surrender of Ukraine”.As the war between Russia-Ukraine completed its third anniversary on February 24, discussions were on between Trump and Macron about a possible truce, required security guarantee as the French president praised Trump and the US for being a good friend to France.During a joint press conference with Trump at the White House, Macron said “This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine. It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders.” President Donald Trump shakes the hand of France’s President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)US President Trump praised Macron’s role in negotiations and said that “Lots of good things towards peace are happening.” Trump said that he wants to recoup a “colossal amount” of American money from Ukraine, and that European countries must come forward and foot the bill to have a lasting peace in Ukraine and detailed the progress being made on the US-Ukraine mineral deal.Our common objective with President @realDonaldTrump is to build a solid and long-standing peace. The USA and France will always stand on the same side of history. pic.twitter.com/No3wYAMiDI— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 24, 2025Trump claimed that Macron agrees with him on “many of the most important issues”, inducing that it was the right time to end the war. Macron responded saying neither he nor Trump want a “fragile” truce, and both the presidents are working to ensure a “measurable truce and peace” is achieved, BBC reported.Also Read | Trump, Macron hold talks at White House on UkraineDuring an interview with Fox News, Emmanuel Macron expressed his views on America’s trade war and said that the United States cannot have simultaneous trade war with Europe and China.Responding to a question about Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, Macron said that a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed to in the coming weeks.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd