While Macron and Starmer's Armistice Day meeting may be a successful media stunt, it is unlikely outside of the exchange of superficial pleasantries the event will ensure meaningful change. Migrants continue to illegally enter both the UK and France at record rates, while Europe remains unprepared to effectively defend itself if Trump decides to pull US support for NATO and Ukraine. With Pres. Biden yet to convince Trump to continue war efforts against Ukraine, and Labour unwilling to set out a plan to reach 2.5% GDP spending on defense, handshakes and photos are not enough to solve the growing list of crises.

As has been reported by The Telegraph, the purpose of Starmer and Macron's meeting is clear: to push America to green light the use of Western weapons in Russian sovereign territory. Despite repeated warnings by Moscow that any such action would be viewed as a major conflict escalation, it seems as if the UK, France, and its European partners are adamant on continuing their forever wars for personal gain.