Macron Offers Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting at G7 as Ukraine Leader Prepares to Leave for Brussels
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Updated · India Today · Jun 17
Macron Offers Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting at G7 as Ukraine Leader Prepares to Leave for Brussels
3 articles · Updated · India Today · Jun 17
Summary
Macron told Zelenskyy he would arrange a bilateral meeting with Trump after asking whether the Ukrainian leader had time to see the US president before departing for Brussels the next day.
The exchange, caught on a hot microphone at the G7 summit in France, followed what Macron described as a "difficult discussion" involving Trump and the war in Ukraine the previous day.
The overheard conversation stood out among lighter summit moments, including leaders joking about Macron's missing watch, Meloni's quitting smoking and gifts for Trump.
The episode underscored how Ukraine remained a live diplomatic priority at a summit otherwise filled with informal chatter beyond the official agenda.