President of Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelenskyyon Saturday he stated that a meeting with US President Donald Trump indicated that any settlement with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine must be “fair”, raising fears in Kyiv of the incoming administration’s position.
the president of France; Emmanuel MacronThe three-way army talks with Zelenskyy and Trump in the lysée palace, discussing what the incoming US president called the world who was “a little crazy”.
Hours after their meeting, the administration of outgoing president Joe Biden announced a new $988m (£775m) military aid package for Ukraine.
Paints envelope features, weapons for precision Himars rocket launchersand equipment spare parts for artillery systems, tanks and armored vehicles, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Zelenskyy is a writer of evidence with Trump before three people went to Notre Dame to recreate the ceremony of the cathedral of Paris It was his first face-to-face meeting with the tycoon-turned-politician since his election victory.
The meeting was important to Zelenskyy, which gave rise to fears of Trump in Kyiv, who once boasted that he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine within 24 hours, urging Ukraine to concede to Moscow.
It also offered Macron a unique opportunity to gain insight into how Trump’s second presidency will look when he takes office in January. The Paris trip is Trump’s first international visit since winning the November 5 election.
“We all want peace. But it is very important to us … that peace is just for all of us and that Russia, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin or any other aggressor has no possibility of returning,” said Zelenskyy, according to the president’s website.
“And this is the most important thing – guarantees of just peace and security, guarantees of firm security for Ukraine,” he added.
Trump rejected billions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Ukraine and spoke of enforcing a live settlement.
But Zelenskyy also thanked Trump for his “unquestionable intention” describing his words as “good and fruitful”.
Trump and Macron shook hands several times and gave the US president-elect a full guard of honor on the steps of the French presidential palace, even though they were not yet in office.
“It seems like the world is going a little crazy right now and we’re going to talk about that,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to sit down for talks with Macron.
Despite the tensions between the two men during his first term, Trump hailed his ties with the central French leader, saying: “We had a great relationship as everyone knows. We did a lot.”
Macron told the US president-elect that it was “a great honor for the French people to welcome you” to restore the ceremony at Notre-Dame, which was devastated by a fire in 2019 during Trump’s first term.
“You were president then and I remember the consensus and the immediate reaction,” Macron added, speaking in English.
The return to Republican government has alarmed Paris and many European capitals after he backtracked on his campaign promises to force an end to fighting in Ukraine and levied tariffs on trading partners.
In his reaction to the debates, Macron wrote on social media: “We continue peace and peace and security.”
European allies enjoyed a great relationship with Biden while working closely on the Middle East crisis, but Trump is likely to distance himself and the US ally even closer to Israel.
In a sign of Trump’s one-day trip to Paris, he was accompanied by his White House staff, Susie Wiles, as well as his Middle East advisers, Steve Witkoff and Massad Boulos, according to the guest list. issued from the Elysian palace.
Tesla tycoon and Trump adviser Elon Musk, who was also on the phone line between the incoming president and Zelenskyy last month, also flew to the French capital and attended the Notre Dame ceremony.