Zelensky hangs up on Macron during press briefing

Volodymyr Zelensky picked up a telephone from Emmanuel Macron, lone to archer him that he’d person to telephone him backmost due to the fact that helium was connected a unrecorded video briefing with journalists.

In a unusual country streamed unrecorded to reporters, the Ukrainian person instantly identified the caller, saying: “Sorry Emmanuel, I [was] conscionable having a speech with immoderate journalists.

“Can I ringing you backmost successful immoderate minutes, 15-20 minutes? Yes please, convey you, Emmanuel. OK, great. Bye, bye,” helium said, earlier putting the telephone down.

Then, adopting a much ceremonial tone, helium told the waiting journalists: “That was President Macron, we person a speech connected mean erstwhile a day, he’s helping a lot.”

“I volition telephone him backmost aft our conversation,” helium added.

Mr Macron has remained 1 of Mr Zelensky’s closest allies passim the three-year war, with France and Britain taking the pb successful European efforts to unafraid a peacekeeping solution for Ukraine aft the struggle ends.

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