France's president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz at commemorations of the Treaty of the Élysée, which reconciled France and Germany 60 years ago. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The war in Ukraine dominated commemorations on Sunday of the Treaty of the Élysée, which reconciled France and Germany 60 years ago. President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed the often-difficult friendship between their countries and reiterated their determination to help Ukraine “for as long as necessary”. Mr Scholz said: “Vladimir Putin’s imperialism will not triumph ... We will not allow Europe to fall back into an epoch...