The Notre Dame Cathedral provided the backdrop for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the geopolitical stage, with the grand reopening offering an opportunity for Trump to reintroduce himself to the world—including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump, who is set to return to the White House in a little over six weeks, arrived in Paris at a pivotal moment for governments in Western Europe. The region, like France itself, is caught between a wavering liberal democratic order and the rising right-wing movements that aim to upend it.