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Through the centuries, we've been friends and we are personal friends because we work very well together,
Macron tells the room to some laughter
First, to have a truce. I think it could be achieved in the weeks ahead,
he said
We are determined to work for a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine,
the French president said
I really believe that he wants to make a deal,
Trump said of Putin
France calls for a peace based on the UN charter and international law, and which distinguishes between aggressor and victim.”
The French envoy to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, did nothing to disguise what was at stake, telling the security councilThis will not be a problem because Russia will return to its business when an agreement is signed,
he saidWe want peace, he wants peace. We want peace swiftly, but we don't want an agreement that is weak,
Macron told reporters
President Putin violated the peace,
Macron said at a joint press conference with TrumpCome on, you cannot have a trade war with China and Europe at the same time. I hope I convinced him,
Macron told Fox News in an interview after meeting Trump in Washington Monday
How do you want us to increase security and defense expenditure if we are in a trade war?”
Macron saidVAT is not a tariff, and I argued it,
Macron saidI hope I did convince him on trade and tariffs,
Macron told Trump’s favorite TV station_(cropped).jpg)
The biggest problem with Trump is that Putin has already caught him and trapped him. Trump was trapped because of his desire to reach a quick peace deal. To which Putin replied: ‘I can make sure you get a quick deal if nothing else matters’,
Landsbergis saidWe must speed up the delivery of weapons and ammunition."
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told attendees
Not to go to the front line, not to go in confrontation, but to be in some locations, being defined by the treaty, as a presence to maintain this peace and our collective credibility with the US backup,
Macron saidI don't know when we'll speak,
Trump saidRussia may have gained an open ear in the White House but they have not gained an inch of legitimacy,
he saidIn a way this trip was a last chance … the Europeans are very worried and he went there to avoid the worst. He is the only one who can do this, firstly the Germans had an elections and the British have left Europe,
Araud told BFMTVHe had consulted all the other Europeans at the very start of the week plus a few non-Europeans, he arrived armed with a certain number of arms and also it was the day the EU was able to agree a new set of sanctions against Russia,
Blanchemaison told FranceInfoI was ambassador during the first Donald Trump administration and I can attest that he [Macron] knew how to maintain a good working relation.”
He added