INDEPENDENT | Published December 9, 2024
US president-elect Trump meets with Zelensky at reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
US president-elect Donald Trump has called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”.
He made the comments just hours after meeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris for their first face-to-face talks since he won last month’s US election.
“Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, adding that Kyiv had lost some 400,000 soldiers. “There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.”
“I know Vladimir [Putin] well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!” Trump added.
Zelensky reacted to Trump’s message on Sunday saying peace was not just a piece of paper, but needed guarantees.
“When we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must first and foremost talk about effective guarantees for peace. Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else,” he said on X.
It appeared Trump’s figure of 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers lost in the war meant both killed and wounded. Zelensky said 43,000 soldiers had been killed in the war and that there had been 370,000 wounded soldiers.
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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk
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President-elect Donald Trump made his comments hours after meeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris for their first face-to-face talks since the US election.
French President Emmanuel Macron (C), US President-elect Donald Trump (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace, as part of ceremonies mark the reopening of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris, France, 7 December 2024. [EPA-EFE/SARAH MEYSSONNIER / POOL]
EURACTIV | Published December 9, 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday (8 December) for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy and the Kremlin to list their conditions.
Trump made his comments just hours after meeting Zelenskyy in Paris for their first face-to-face talks since Trump won last month’s US election. Trump has vowed to bring about a negotiated end to the conflict, but so far has not provided details.
“Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, adding that Kyiv had lost some 400,000 soldiers. “There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.”
“I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!” Trump added, referring to Russian President Putin.
Trump, in Paris for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, sat down with Zelenskyy on Saturday for about an hour, along with host President Emmanuel Macron.
Trump and Zelenskyy shook hands and smiled, but it was unclear how the conversation had gone. Accounts of the talks from the French and Ukrainian sides said only that the discussions had been good and productive.
Zelenskyy reacted to Trump’s message on Sunday saying peace was not just a piece of paper, but needed guarantees.
“When we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must first and foremost talk about effective guarantees for peace. Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else,” he said on X.
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SOURCE: www.euractive.com
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