US EditionZelensky meets France's Macron, UK's Starmer, Italy's Meloni on sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral
- President Volodymyr Zelensky met French, British, and Italian leaders on April 26 at the Vatican.
- These talks happened during Pope Francis's funeral events, after Zelensky's prior discussion with Donald Trump.
- Talks addressed ongoing peace efforts, potential ceasefires, and sustained international support for Ukraine.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reported Zelensky and Macron had a "tte--tte about further peace efforts."
- Leaders affirmed support for peace efforts, emphasizing Ukraine's need for sovereignty and security guarantees.
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EXCLUSIVE - After attending Saint Peter's Square at the funeral of Pope Francis, Emmanuel Macron had lunch at the Bonaparte villa with four of the five French cardinal voters, after having met again with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A French pope? Without speaking publicly about it, the head of state dreamed of an election of the Marseilles Jean-Marc Aveline.
In the videos released by the Ukrainian presidential office, it can be seen that, before the two-person meeting between Zelensky and Trump, there were three chairs prepared: was one for Macron?
On Saturday, April 26, in Rome, President Volodymyr Zelensky held bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In the margins of the funeral ceremony for Pope Francis, French President Macron also exchanged views with Ukrainian President Selensky on the peace efforts in the Ukraine war.
The Ukrainian president, who has been wearing military clothes since the beginning of the conflict, had been criticized for his clothing during the last stormy visit...
Volodymyr Zelensky has increased diplomatic exchanges, notably with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, on the margins of Pope Francis' funeral in Rome.
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