বৈঠকের সময় ইইউ প্রেসিডেন্ট জেলেনস্কিকে উপেক্ষা করেছেন

French President Emmanuel Macron hugged US President-elect Donald Trump but did not approach Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky outside the Yelyseevsky Palace, where the trilateral meeting took place, ABC News reports. The Ukrainian president had to enter the government building in Paris alone.

The publication writes that the negotiations lasted about 20 minutes. Trump left the meeting in an armored SUV, and Zelensky in a gray Peugeot.

Following the trilateral talks, the US president-elect said the “world is going crazy .” But he added that the countries had made great strides in working together “on offense and defense.”

Earlier it became known that Trump may refuse a bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. At the same time, both of them, as well as Emmanuel Macron, will take part in the opening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was restored after the fire. The ceremonial events in Paris will take place on December 7 and 8. Trump and Macron are expected to hold a meeting.

Earlier, the head of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, David Trulio, stated that the American leader would follow the strategy of ” peace through strength ” in foreign policy. According to him, a survey showed that Americans “generally believe in peace through strength.” He considered this good news.