As cross-Atlantic tensions remain high over how to end the Russia–Ukraine war, President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron engaged in their own handshake tug-of-war at the White House on Monday.

The two leaders shared three awkward handshakes, in addition to other hand-touching encounters, during Macron’s visit to Washington on Monday. Trump’s sit down with Macron coincided with the third anniversary of the war and doubled as an opportunity for Trump to preview deals with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, respectively.