Zelenskiy Warns Trump, Macron About Risk of Frozen Conflict

Ukrainian president pressed leaders for security guarantees
Macron organized three-way meeting in Paris on Saturday

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Emmanuel Macron and US president-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Daryna Krasnolutska and Arne Delfs

December 9, 2024 at 1:51 PM UTC

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December 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM UTC

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he raised the risk of a frozen conflict with Russia and pressed for security guarantees in talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and France’s Emmanuel Macron.

Zelenskiy said he sought to drive home his position that Ukraine can only enter into ceasefire talks from a position of strength — and told the leaders in Paris on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t want to end the war.