Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine 'constructive'
Macron said Trump was amenable to bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses and discussing a pause in energy-sector strikes.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron met President Donald Trump in New York, describing their discussion on Ukraine and the Red Sea as "very good" and "very constructive."
- Before arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Macron traveled from Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Supplying Ukraine with defensive missile interceptors and halting strikes on the energy sector were key discussion points, Macron said, while the Red Sea situation remains vital for global prices.
- Later on Monday, Macron scheduled a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss securing Kyiv's energy system as a priority for regional security.
- Progress on stabilizing these conflicts remains a goal during the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where Macron hopes to advance peace and security initiatives.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said he had a “very constructive” conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday. The discussion focused on the situation in the Red Sea and the war in Ukraine, shortly after they met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week. The two heads of state discussed in particular how to create “better” “security” conditions at facilities linked to oil exports in the Red Sea a…
The French and American heads of state exchanged for almost thirty minutes on Monday in the Trump Tower in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. They discussed, among other things, how to "better secure" the oil sites in the Red Sea and continue to support Kiev against Russia.
The two leaders had a "very constructive" discussion in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Macron says he discussed Ukraine-Russia energy truce ideas with Trump
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump initiatives aimed at securing a moratorium between Ukraine and Russia on attacks linked to the energy sector. Speakin...
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ready to work with US President Donald Trump to agree on a moratorium on strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. "We will work together to obtain a moratorium on strikes on energy and civilian facilities in Ukraine," he wrote on social media X following a meeting with Trump in New York.
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