“It certainly seems like the world is going a little crazy right now,” Trump added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for hosting a “good and productive trilateral meeting” ahead of the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
This meeting, which lasted less than an hour, was the first in-person encounter between Zelenskyy and Trump since he won the election this past November; Trump and Zelenskyy had spoken over the phone shortly after the race was called.
“We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way. We spoke about our people, the situation on the ground, and a just peace,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “We agreed to continue working together and keep in contact. Peace through strength is possible.”
Macron called on the “United States, Ukraine, and France” to “continue [their] joint efforts for peace and security.”
Zelenskyy and Trump were initially slated to meet with Macron separately before the French president set up a last-minute trilateral meeting. The three went to Notre Dame afterwards, with Zelenskyy receiving a long round of applause upon entering the cathedral.
