Zelensky called the meeting with Trump and Macron “constructive”.
During the meeting with his French counterpart and the US president-elect in Paris, the president of Ukraine called the talks “good and constructive”, but no joint statement has been published.
According to RCO News Agency, on Saturday, US President-elect Donald Trump, along with dozens of world leaders and prominent personalities, traveled to Paris to participate in a ceremony on the occasion of the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral and met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. held
French media reported that this was the first foreign trip of the US president-elect after winning the November 5 presidential election of the United States, and apparently he entered the Elysee Palace 40 minutes late.
According to published pictures and videos, Trump and Macron had a warm greeting outside the palace, and at the same time, the French president considered it a “great honor” to host the president-elect of the United States.
“The world seems to be a little bit crazy right now,” Trump said.
“France 24” News channel wrote in a report on Saturday: “Trump’s presence in Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral will turn this event into a major diplomatic meeting, and many heads of state hope to be able to meet before Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.” (1st of February) to form a good relationship with him.
BFMTV reported that the President of Ukraine, who was initially supposed to have a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart, arrived at the Elysee Palace an hour later, and finally the three presidents talked to each other for about 35 minutes.
Saying that the talks were “good and productive,” Zelenskiy wrote on the X social network: “The meeting was focused on joint action for peace and security.”
He further emphasized: “President Trump is as determined as ever and I thank him. We all want the war in Ukraine to end as soon as possible in a just way. “We talked about our people, the situation of the battlefield and a just peace.”
Using a sentence in line with Trump’s foreign policies, the president of Ukraine added: “We agreed to continue working with each other and to be in contact. “Peace is possible through power.”
The war in Ukraine will enter its third year in February 2025, and there is still no prospect for peace in this country; Of course, Donald Trump is expected to have plans to end the war in Ukraine, as he himself promised.
“The Wall Street Journal” wrote in a report last week: “Ukrainian authorities are holding high-level talks with the new Trump administration in order to resolve their wide-ranging differences.” “Regarding the issue of peace in Ukraine, they should leave it before the inauguration ceremony of the American president.”
“Ukraine is ready for peace with Russia, but such a thing requires a lasting peace,” says one person familiar with the position of Kiev. “An unstable and temporary peace cannot serve the interests of the United States or Ukraine.”
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