At a time when challenges are mounting on the world chessboard, the leaders of the US and France met in a spirit of unity. This was also commented on by most of the international media, which focused on the particularly friendly atmosphere between the two men, at a time when Russia is still making threats, the energy crisis and the wave of poverty are rocking the planet.
The US president's joint press conference with his French counterpart focused on Vladimir Putin's inflammatory moves, and the two met earlier in the day in the Oval Office.
On his trip to Washington, Emmanuel Macron was accompanied by his wife, Brigitte, on their second visit to meet a US president since 2018, when they were hosted by Donald Trump.
The deep and strong US-French relationship was put on the menu of the talks from the start.
"It is a real honour to host your first visit to the US under this American leadership and to celebrate the strong bond between France and the US," said Biden, who referred to the Macron couple as "close friends".
What the two leaders discussed
Biden and Macron pledged to hold Russia accountable for "widely documented atrocities and war crimes" in Ukraine.
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The two leaders reiterated "their steadfast determination to hold Russia accountable for widely documented atrocities and war crimes, committed by both its regular armed forces and their allies, including mercenaries," the statement after the meeting underlined.
At the same time, Biden and Macron stressed that the US and France will continue to support Ukraine for "as long as necessary."
The two presidents "reaffirm their countries' continued support for Ukraine" and pledged in particular to provide it with "political, security, humanitarian and economic assistance for as long as necessary."
The two presidents "reaffirm their countries' continued support for Ukraine" and pledged in particular to provide it with "political, security, humanitarian and economic assistance for as long as necessary.
What was on the menu
As for the dinner venue, it was decorated in the colours of blue and red while the menu included lobster, caviar and meat.
Unlike the Trumps' dinner, the Biden's served caviar and lobster in butter paste for the first course, beef calotte and watercress salad for the main course.
Trump had opted for gateau with goat cheese and tomato jam and lamb platter. But the two dinners had one thing in common: dessert: crème fraiche ice cream.
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