A private diplomatic outreach by French President Emmanuel Macron has erupted into an international controversy after U.S. President Donald Trump posted the confidential message publicly on social media. Macron’s text proposed hosting a G7 summit in Paris with Russia invited on the sidelines, urging dialogue on Ukraine, Greenland tensions, and broader geopolitical flashpoints. Trump’s decision to publish the message followed his threat of steep tariffs on European nations, including a proposed 200 percent duty on French wine. The Élysée confirmed the message’s authenticity but condemned the leak, warning that economic coercion undermines diplomacy and further strains transatlantic relations already at a breaking point.
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