https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-07/trump-meets-macron-at-elysee-palace-ahead-of-notre-dame-reopenPresident-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron held a joint meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Saturday ahead of the reopening of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.Macron had sought the meeting to try to initiate a discussion on ending the war in Ukraine, an official in Macron’s office said. The three leaders posed together for photographers at the Elysee Palace and then met privately.Zelenskiy called their discussion “good and productive” in a social media post. “We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way,” he added.The session lasted about a half hour, according to Zelenskiy’s office.The high-profile meeting in a foreign capital is an unusual step for a US presidential election winner still not in office. Incoming and outgoing US leaders traditionally hew to the idea that the country has only one president at a time, particularly in international affairs.
But Trump is a familiar figure on the world stage because of his prior presidency. Global leaders are anxious to size up and influence his next steps. The visit to Paris is Trump’s first trip abroad since he won back the White House in November.High-level discussions already have been underway between the Trump and Zelenskiy teams. A top Ukrainian official, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, met in Washington on Thursday with Vice President JD Vance and members of Trump’s national security team.Zelenskiy has been trying to overcome Trump’s skepticism of Ukraine’s defense against Russia. During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly vowed to settle the conflict even before he takes office.Macron welcomed Trump with a red-carpet arrival ceremony at the palace and a show of solidarity as the two men shook hands and embraced in front of photographers.“We’ve had a good time together and we had a lot of success, really great success, working together on defense and offense, too,” Trump said in brief comments to reporters at the start of the meeting. “It certainly seems like the world is going a little crazy right now and we’ll be talking about that.”Shortly before arriving at the presidential palace, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform about the war in Syria, where rebels opposed to President Bashar Al-Assad have made rapid advances. A withdrawal of its troops that are helping back Assad might be “the best thing that can happen” to Russia, he said.The US, he added, “should have nothing to do with it. This is not our fight.”
Trump came to Paris at a turbulent time for France’s government, which was toppled on Dec. 4 by lawmakers in a no-confidence vote. Despite parliament’s ouster of his prime minister, Macron has vowed to remain in office and serve out the remainder of his presidential term, which runs into 2027.Dozens of heads of state and government were expected to attend the weekend festivities. First Lady of the US Jill Biden and the UK’s Prince William were also scheduled to attend.Notre-Dame is set to reopen to the public on Sunday.
All funding for Ukraine should be removed and the entire country should be dissolved
>>1367068Thanks for your opinion, Boris.
>>1367069Canada should become the 52? State, and Ucraneia and Finland, and Baltic countries should become Russian. Austria. Netherlands Sweden, Norway become Greater Deuthland
>>1367011He's probably just telling Zelenskiy that he's going to withhold any funding until Zelenskiy announces he's doing an investigation on Biden.
>>1367080bad larp
>>1367096Didn't he get impeached already for trying to do this?
what's a winner like tRump doing with these 2 suckers and losers who are on they're way out?They're all trying to kiss the ring of the G.O.A.T. huckster. When lame duck tRump has 1 yr left in his regime, the knives wil come out, Eh Brut?
>>1367011>Don Old Fart has meeting with Prince of WalesThat orange retard can only wish it could be a monarch.
>>1367124Yes but he was acquitted by the Senate who said he was being unfairly persecuted for trying to rig the election.
>>1367216Yeah the senate who literally assisted him in doing it. I don't understand why we put things up to a jury of people who literally would've gotten hit with the same charges if he was found guilty.
>>1367254Dumb voters.
>>1367254laughingTedCruz.jpg
High-profile meeting are almost always a bunch of bullshit for the media and the masses. The real deals are always done behind closed doors.
>>1367400Hello Ivan
So the war is over now?
