Trump Returns to World Stage in Paris With Ukraine on Agenda

Macron brokers first talks between the men since US election
Trump says Zelenskiy ‘would like to make a deal’ on war

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, from left, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump depart The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Dec. 7. — Volodymyr Zelenskiy, from left, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump depart The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Dec. 7.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Ania Nussbaum, Tara Patel, and Margaret Collins

December 7, 2024 at 10:17 PM UTC

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December 8, 2024 at 8:08 AM UTC

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President-elect Donald Trump was welcomed back to the world stage on Saturday, sitting down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French President Emmanuel Macron with a dramatic backdrop: the reopening of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.

With Trump set to return to the White House in January, the three leaders met at the Elysee Palace in Paris with diplomacy on the war in Ukraine in flux. Officials close to Macron and Zelenskiy said the meeting was positive, without providing details.