French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot gestures as he addresses a joint press conference with the Polish and the German foreign minister at the Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar in Weimar, eastern Germany on September 3, 2026, during a meeting for talks within the Weimar Triangle format. The Weimar Triangle foreign ministers' meeting marks the forum's 35th anniversary this year. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)