According to the U.S. "Political News Network" on October 2, at a summit on Thursday, leaders of many countries, including Macron, gathered together in the absence of U.S. President Donald Trump, whispered Trump's most recent remarks.

Leaders from many countries, including Macron, gathered together to complain about Trump

According to reports, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was photographed joking with French President Macron and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday.

Rama Macron said, "You should apologize to us... because you didn't congratulate Albania and Azerbaijan on the peace agreement, which is the result of President Trump's hard work."

Hearing Rama's words, Aliyev couldn't help laughing.

Macron also suppressed his laughter and immediately "apologized" to Rama: "I am sorry for this."

But Macron finally laughed.

The reason for this joke is a talk show that Trump participated in on Fox News last month. At that time, he confused Armenia and Albania when talking about the conflict he helped Armenia and Azerbaijan resolve in August this year.

Several U.S. media reports also pointed out that Trump has repeatedly made mistakes about his diplomatic achievements over the past month, for example, in September this year, when he mistakenly claimed to have resolved the ¡°Cambodia-Armenia conflict.¡±

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Macron is furious: If this is the case, Trump will be "played" by Putin again

On Thursday night, Russia used missiles and drones to "night attack" Ukraine, stressing that the attacks were aimed at Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and air bases, and intended to continue peace talks; the Ukrainian side claimed to have been the "second largest" offensive since the outbreak of the Russian conflict, the death toll rose to 25 people, and the EU, the UK, Turkey and Azerbaijan facilities and enterprises in Ukraine were affected.

Ukraine¡¯s European allies quickly issued a collective condemnation, but the US Trump administration ¡°reacted coldly¡± to the attack and made Europeans upset.

According to Agence France-Presse, the British "Guardian" and other reports, Macron met with German Chancellor Merz in Toulon, a seaport city in southern France, on Friday local time. At the joint press conference, Macron reiterated that only by providing strong security guarantees for Ukraine can a just and lasting peace be achieved.

Macron and Trump data map

Macron said that both he and Mertz hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin can advance bilateral or trilateral talks aimed at ending the war in accordance with the "promise" made in previous communication with Trump.

He pointed out that after the joint meeting in Washington last week, Murts had revealed to reporters that Putin agreed to meet Zelensky "in the next two weeks" and the location of the meeting had not yet been determined.

The White House has previously said it believes Putin has agreed to meet with Zelensky and said preparations are "ongoing." But the Kremlin has never made a commitment to this matter and has not yet scheduled any summit.

Now a week has passed, and the summit of the Russian-Ukrainian leaders has not moved a little.Macron said that if Putin failed to agree to meet before Monday¡¯s deadline, ¡°it would be a sign that Putin once again joked about Trump.¡±

"I don't think this is a good thing for all of us, this matter can't go away," he added. "I hope the meeting (between Putin and Zelensky) can take place, but if it doesn't happen... We will push for primary and secondary sanctions as a way to put pressure on Russia to return to the negotiating table."

Macron also said that this weekend, he and Mertz can both speak Mandarin with Trang.

Video of the Joint Conference

Speaking of Thursday's night attack, Macron criticized Putin's habit of "saying a set, doing a set" in international negotiations, saying that "the gap between Putin's position at the international summit and the situation on the ground shows how dishonest he is."

Murts also warned that the war in Ukraine could continue ¡°for months¡± and he ¡°had no fantasies about the prospect of a quick end to the war.¡±

At the same time, he questioned Putin's commitment to advancing peace talks, adding that from the current situation, Putin is still "obviously reluctant" to hold such a meeting.

"Honestly, it's not surprising to me, because taking this approach is part of this Russian presidential strategy," he said.

According to reports, Mr. Murts and Mr. Macron attended the Ministerial Council meeting held by the two countries in Turin, where the two countries will also hold a meeting of the Defence and Security Council.

The joint statement mentioned that FAD will increase pressure on Russia and pledged to add more air defense systems to Ukraine.

The leaders of the two countries also announced that France and Germany will launch a "strategic dialogue" on nuclear deterrence to address common security challenges.

The statement said nuclear deterrence was ¡°the cornerstone of NATO¡¯s security¡± and aims to build ¡°a common strategic culture and further integrate the security and defense goals and strategies of the two countries.¡±

According to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on the 22nd, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in his interview that there is no plan for the meeting of the Russian president at the moment.

Lavrov said that if Putin and Zelensky are to meet, a "substantive agenda" must be prepared. At the same time, he hinted that Ukraine is currently hindering the peace talks.

Lavrov said that the Russian side has actually accepted some of Trump¡¯s claims at the Alaska ¡°Trap¡±, but those claims have in turn been fully rejected by Zelensky ¨C including a ban on Ukraine¡¯s accession to NATO and the need to ¡°discuss¡± territorial issues.

"He (Zelensky) even refused to lift legislation restricting the use of Russian-how can we meet with such a pretentious leader?" Lavrov asked.

Zelensky said in a blog post on Friday that he condemned the Russian military¡¯s attacks, ¡°The attacks exposed Putin¡¯s true intentions ¨C he just wanted to continue killing, not to take any action to peace.¡±

Regarding the air strike on the 28th, the Russian side emphasized that the target of the attack was military facilities and air force bases in Ukraine, and said that Ukraine also launched attacks on Russian targets. The Kremlin also said that Russia remains interested in promoting peace talks. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov also revealed on the 27th that Russia and Uzbekistan have not yet determined a specific date for the next round of negotiations.