French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump at his Paris residence, the Elysee Palace. They were joined at the last minute by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before attending the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral.
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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee
00:06Palace in Paris on Saturday.
00:09The former U.S. president was invited to attend the reopening of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral
00:13that was ravaged by fires five years ago.
00:17Macron welcomed Trump with a warm embrace, affording the president-elect the same treatment
00:21of a sitting U.S. president, as the red carpet was rolled out for his arrival.
00:26The pair headed into the presidential palace to engage in planned bilateral talks for 90
00:31minutes.
00:32They were later joined by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who joined the meeting
00:36to discuss the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
00:40Speaking to the media after the talks, Zelensky said the meeting was constructive and the
00:44atmosphere was crucial, and later praised Trump for being resolute as always.
00:51He has also vowed to continue working with Ukraine's allies to ensure a continued response
00:55to Russia's assault on his country.