Bangladesh, March 4 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has stepped in to mediate between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky following a disastrous Oval Office meeting that ended in a heated public exchange. Macron expressed confidence that the tensions between the two leaders could be de-escalated in the coming days, despite the visible rift that emerged during Zelenskys recent trip to Washington.

Zelenskys much-anticipated visit to the White House on February 28 took an unexpected turn when his discussion with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance devolved into an argument in front of the media. Trump sharply criticized the Ukrainian president for refusing to negotiate peace with Russia and accused him of &...