French president says Trump wants to achieve ceasefire at upcoming Alaska summit

BERLIN (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says U.S. President Donald Trump was “very clear” in a meeting with European leaders that the U.S. wants to achieve a ceasefire at the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Speaking after the virtual meeting between Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders, Macron said Trump was prioritizing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. He added that Trump had been clear that “territorial issues relating to Ukraine ... will only be negotiated by the Ukrainian president.”