Media: Trump wanted to cancel Zelenskyy's visit to US but changed his mind after Macron's interference
US President Donald Trump allegedly wanted to cancel the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington but changed his mind after talking to French President Emmanuel Macron.
As reported by BFMTV, a French TV news broadcast, on Wednesday, 26 February, Ukraine allegedly received a message from Washington that Zelenskyy's visit and meeting with Trump would not take place.
The Ukrainian president then called Emmanuel Macron, who spoke to Donald Trump and persuaded him to meet with Zelenskyy.
Eventually, Trump changed his mind and announced Zelenskyy's visit on 28 February.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during his meeting with Trump, he plans to ask him, among other things, whether the United States will stop supporting Ukraine and what Ukraine can expect, and will also ask about the negotiations between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine.
Ukraineʼs president noted that the issue of security guarantees in the context of the "minerals agreement" with the United States is a matter of principle for him, and the upcoming conversation with Trump will determine whether the mineral deal will succeed or "quietly fail".
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