During a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit in New York, US President Donald Trump asserted that French President Emmanuel Macron had aided him in settling several conflicts. Trump stated, “Emmanuel has actually helped me with a couple of the wars. We settled seven wars.” Simultaneously, he voiced his disappointment regarding the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. Trump remarked, “The biggest disappointment, but I think that’ll happen eventually, is the Ukraine and Russia situation. I thought that would be the easiest one because of my relationship with Putin. But unfortunately, that relationship didn’t mean anything.”
Meanwhile, Macron, speaking to France’s BFM TV from New York, indicated that if Trump sought the Nobel Peace Prize, he should actively work towards ending the Israel-Palestine conflict. Macron noted that Trump possesses the influence to pressure Israel to cease the current conflict. Macron said, “There is one person who can do something about it, and that is the US president. And the reason he can do more than us is because we do not supply weapons that allow the war in Gaza to be waged. We do not supply equipment that allows war to be waged in Gaza. The United States of America does.” Macron also referenced Trump’s speech, where he stated his desire to broker peace in Gaza, by saying, “I see an American president who is involved, who reiterated this morning from the podium: ‘I want peace. I have resolved seven conflicts. I want the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize is only possible if you stop this conflict.”