# French President Emmanuel Macron has warned European allies not to trust Russian President Vladimir Putin whom he called “an ogre at our gates”. Macron’s remarks came as Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Macron says Putin has rarely honoured his commitments, has constantly been a force for destabilisation and has sought to redraw borders to increase his power.
Macron calls Putin ‘an ogre at the gates’