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'No peace without justice,' Macron tells UN General Assembly

Le président français Emmanuel Macron s’exprime devant la 81e Assemblée générale des Nations unies, au siège de l’ONU à New York, le 22 septembre 2026.
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. © Mike Segar, Reuters

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Ukraine's Zelensky says he discussed peace efforts, energy ceasefire with Trump

Ukraine's President ​Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that ​he discussed an energy ceasefire and how to end the war ​with ‌Russia during his ⁠meeting with US President Donald Trump. Both were in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Talking ‌to the media after a 40-minute ⁠meeting with Trump and his team, Zelensky said that ​Kyiv was ready for ‌any format of the energy ceasefire with Russia, but there ‌had been no discussion of Ukraine unilaterally ​halting its attacks on Russian refineries.

Zelenskiy reiterated that he was ready ​to meet Russian President Vladimir ​Putin at a trilateral ​meeting with Trump, adding that he hoped ​that the US would find a way to bring Moscow to any kind of negotiations.

Zelensky says there was no request in Trump meeting for Ukraine to unilaterally stop energy strikes

Macron ends speech with warning about 'abuse of power' by empires

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the world to "stand firm" in the face of "abuse of power" by some countries that he did not name.

"My message is to stand firm. Do not yield to the situation which is developing ... The rhetoric of defeat that is giving way to abuse of power by empires, threatening the sovereignty of some nations," Macron said.

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Israel's war in Gaza: Macron denounces 'a spectacle that shames us all'

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the situation in the devastated Gaza Strip was a "spectacle that shames us all" as he gave his last speech as France's leader to the UN's showpiece diplomatic week.

"What is our credibility worth if we remain inactive on Gaza? Some claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not opened up humanitarian deliveries. It is a spectacle that shames us all," he said.

Ukraine: Macron calls for moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure and Black Sea grain shipping

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a moratorium on strikes on energy and civilian sites by both Ukraine and Russia.

"We must protect the civilian population, and this is why we'd like to express our support for a double moratorium, a moratorium on strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure," he told the UN General Assembly.

He also called for a moratorium on strikes on commercial grain shipping in the Black Sea that both countries border.

Macron calls for the world to side with the UN over 'the law of the jungle'

French President Emmanuel Macron called for countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system over a resurgent "law of the jungle".

"The question put to us, in very simple terms, is whether we want to live in this state of nature, with a kind of return to the law of the jungle, or in a civilised international society," he said.

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French President Emmanuel Macron is running late for UN address

Trump says US and Iranian officials met at UN on Tuesday

US ⁠President ​Donald ​Trump told reporters at the ​United ‌Nations ⁠that ‌US officials ⁠had had a "very ​good" three-hour ‌meeting on Tuesday ‌with ​the Iranian delegation.

Trump says he and Zelensky are working on a Ukraine war solution

US ​President Donald Trump told ​reporters ‌that ⁠he ‌Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were ⁠talking about figuring ​out a ‌solution to end Russia's ‌war in ​Ukraine.

The two men held a bilateral ​meeting ​at the ​United Nations in ​New York.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb takes the floor, Macron to speak later

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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