Zelensky trip: How did the visit to Emmanuel Macron come about – politics

Under normal circumstances, the invitation would have been a little too short notice. Late Wednesday morning, when Olaf Scholz was already about to make a government statement in the Bundestag, the call came from Paris. The colleagues wanted to know whether the Chancellor would like to come to the Élysée Palace for dinner. Emmanuel Macron is expecting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Until then, Scholz had prepared himself not to meet the Ukrainian President until the following day in Brussels. “We will not allow a country to use force to incorporate parts of another country – and thus call into question the basic principles of our peace order in Europe,” said Scholz in his speech in the Bundestag. At the same time, preparations for the unexpected departure in the evening began.