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Macron presses Trump on Hormuz and Ukraine as oil prices surge

French President Emmanuel Macron meets US President Donald Trump during talks in New York on 21 September 2026, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. The two leaders discussed measures to ease pressure on global energy markets, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a possible energy truce between Russia and Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets US President Donald Trump during talks in New York on 21 September 2026, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. The two leaders discussed measures to ease pressure on global energy markets, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a possible energy truce between Russia and Ukraine. © AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a series of measures to US President Donald Trump aimed at easing pressure on global energy markets, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, protecting Saudi oil infrastructure and pursuing an “energy truce” between Russia and Ukraine.

Emmanuel Macron held talks with Trump shortly after arriving in New York on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly, describing their discussion as “very constructive”.

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