Zelensky on the list of special guests for the reopening of “Notre Dame”; Trying to soften Trump! – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, citing AFP, after the name of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was added to the list of special guests for the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral that was damaged by fire, the possibility of high-level negotiations between him and President-elect Donald Trump America, which was previously invited to this ceremony, has increased.

Trump’s decision to attend the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral led to speculations about the possibility of Zelensky traveling to Paris for the first face-to-face meeting with the US president-elect after his victory in the 2024 presidential election.

Trump has vowed to force both sides to accept a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. During his election campaign, he always claimed that he was able to end the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours, and in addition, he repeatedly criticized the supply of weapons to Kiev.

A source in the Ukrainian government told AFP that Zelenskiy will meet French President Emmanuel Macron, a staunch supporter of Kiev in the war against Moscow, during his trip to Paris. According to him, other meetings are also possible, including the meeting with Donald Trump.

Trump’s presence in this ceremony has turned the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral from the ashes of the devastating fire of 2019 into a large and significant diplomatic gathering.

It is expected that around 40 heads of state in Paris will use this ceremony to improve their relations with Trump before his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

At the same time as the Ukrainian forces are struggling along the eastern front in the midst of Russia’s crushing attacks ahead of the third winter of war, the Zelenskiy government has been pushing for more and more weapons in the White House before the departure of the US president, Joe Biden.

Moscow announced yesterday that Russian forces have liberated two villages near the strategic logistics center of “Pokhrovsk” and also near the city of “Kurakhove” and are advancing in this key area on the eastern front of Ukraine.

In addition to the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Prince William will also attend the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame.

The official reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral will begin today (Saturday) at 18:00 local time with Macron’s speech.