French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday insisted on “the necessity for a ceasefire” before a meeting between Russia and Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on monitors along with sutitles which read "I will name a new Prime Minister in the coming days", in a control room at AFP headquarters as he addresses the nation during a televised broadcast from the presidential Elysee Palace, on the day of the Prime Minister's resignation on December 5, 2024, following the parliamentary defeat one day prior, that forced his government to step down. - President Emmanuel Macron on December 5, 2024, sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Prime Minister's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament. The vote was the first successful no-confidence action since a defeat for Georges Pompidou's government in 1962, when Charles de Gaulle was president. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)