Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a ‘just and enduring’ peace with Russia following a meeting with Donald Trump in Paris.
In crunch talks with the US President-elect - who has vowed to end the conflict ‘in a day’ when he takes office next year - Zelensky appeared to soften his position on possible peace negotiations.
Mr Trump yesterday took to social media to call for an immediate ceasefire and claimed Kyiv ‘would like to make a deal’ to end a war that has now lasted more than 1,000 days.
Their surprise meeting had been organised at the Élysée Palace by Emmanuel Macron ahead of the reopening of Notre-Dame, to discuss future cooperation on ‘defence and offence’.
Speaking after the talks, Mr Zelensky said he and Mr Trump agreed to purse a ‘just peace’ and even repeated the billionaire’s mantra ‘peace through strength’.
He said: ‘We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way. We spoke about our people, the situation on the ground, and a just peace.’
