Trump meets Zelenskiy in Paris for first face-to-face talks since Trump won US election
US president-elect Donald Trump shaking hands with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy inside Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
“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!” Mr Trump added, referring to Russian president Vladimir Putin.Ireland’s five biggest problems: War, climate change, an EU crisis, housing and TrumpMr Trump, in Paris for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, sat down with Mr Zelenskiy on Saturday for about an hour, along with host president Emmanuel Macron.
“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 cannot simply end with a piece of paper and a few signatures. A ceasefire without guarantees can be reignited at any moment, as Putin has already done before. To ensure that Ukrainians no longer suffer losses we must guarantee the reliability of peace and not turn a blind eye to occupation.
Mr Putin has said repeatedly that a preliminary agreement reached between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in the first weeks of the war at talks in Istanbul, which was never implemented, could serve as the basis for future talks.
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