War in Ukraine: meeting in Paris between Macron, Zelensky and Trump, support for pro-EU demonstrators… an update on the situation

Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the Élysée Palace this Saturday. MAXPPP – Presidential Press Service of Ukraine HANDOUT

Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Saturday, December 7, 2024, discover the latest news about this conflict.

Meeting between Macron, Trump and Zelensky in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in Paris on Saturday for their first meeting since the election of the future president of the United States, the Elysée Palace announced.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that he had a “good and fruitful” meeting with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron in Paris and that the three leaders wanted a “just” peace in Ukraine against Russia.

“I had a good and fruitful trilateral meeting with President Donald Trump and President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace,” Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media. “We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way”, he added. “We talked about our people, the situation on the ground, and a just peace,” he continued, adding that the three leaders had “agreed to continue working together.”

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They exchanged a handshake in the courtyard of the Elysée Palace. This historic handshake between the two leaders, accompanied by the French president, took place after this tripartite meeting of about 35 minutes.

“Let us continue the common action for peace and security”, declared Emmanuel Macron. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was applauded as he entered Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, during its reopening in front of dozens of heads of state, government and dignitaries, AFP reported.

Ukrainian president expresses 'full support' for pro-EU protesters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his “full support” for pro-EU protesters in Georgia and urged Tbilisi to stop “giving in” to Russia, during a meeting with the country's pro-Western president on Saturday in Paris.

“I expressed Ukraine's full support and solidarity with the Georgian people who are struggling for a dignified future, and stressed that respecting the will of the Georgian people and preventing the (Georgian) government from handing over the country to Putin is essential for the stability and future of the region,”, Zelensky said on social media after his meeting with Salome Zurabishvili.