The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week. It's part of European efforts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.

On a visit to the White House on Monday, the French president is expected to detail proposals by Paris and London to deploy troops in Ukraine to guarantee a ceasefire. A plan that presupposes the support of the US.

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are starting their day by taking part in a virtual meeting with fellow leaders of the Group of Seven economies to discuss Russia’s war in Uk