French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky were caught in a hot mic moment at the G7 Summit.

The two appeared to be discussing whether Zelensky would meet with President Donald Trump, among other things.

After the leaders exchanged greetings, Macron asked the Ukrainian leader how long he would be in France for the G7 conference.

Zelensky appeared to say that he would only be able to stay one more full day, as he had to travel to Brussels on Thursday.

Then Macron asked if Zelensky had a ‘bilateral [unintelligible] being organized’.

‘With President Trump?’ Zelensky answered.

Tantalizingly, the chiefs of state spoke quietly for over twenty seconds before Macron rejoined more audibly, ‘Okay, we’ll arrange that.’

The two may have been trying to avoid being overheard. 

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a G7 meeting in Evian, France, on Tuesday

Macron and Zelensky appeared to discuss whether Zelensky would meet with Trump

Then Macron mentioned an upcoming G7 meeting before he and Zelensky again lowered their voices. Both leaders met with the President later on Tuesday.

Trump has been unfriendlier to Zelensky than other G7 leaders, even dramatically booting him from the White House after a tumultuous meeting last February. 

European leaders have been uncomfortable with Trump’s volatile second-term foreign policy.

Zelensky continues to seek the support of G7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US) against Russia.

Ukraine and Russia continue to exchange drone and missile strikes over four years after their war began. 

The Ukrainian touted a ‘multilateral meeting’ with G7 leaders in a post on X on Tuesday afternoon local time, thanking other heads of state for their participation.

‘Priorities are clear,’ Zelensky wrote. ‘More air defense missiles along with licenses to produce them, winter support package, and cranking up pressure on Russia. Importantly, the US is ready to provide backstop across these lines of effort.’ 

Trump and Zelensky spoke during the meeting on Tuesday, and the US President said afterward that he thought Russia should strike a deal with Ukraine. 

Donald Trump, Macron and Zelensky during a G7 meeting on Tuesday

From left, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian defense minister Rustem Umerov, Zelensky and Trump talking on Tuesday

Zelensky shared photos on social media of his conversation with Trump and Rubio

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Zelensky posted pictures on Tuesday of his conversation with Trump, showing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looking on.

‘It is always important to coordinate positions,’ Zelensky posted alongside the photos. 

Body language expert Judi James told the Daily Mail that Trump’s and Zelensky’s attitudes ‘suggested calm, responsible, and agreeable discussion,’ while Rubio appeared to take ‘the role of ringmaster or referee.’ 

She compared their Tuesday conversation to their conversation in the Vatican last April before Pope Francis’s funeral, saying that in both cases they sat ‘man to man, prop-less apart from two simple chairs that created a look of equal status.’

Trump indicated he would speak with Zelensky again during the G7 summit.

Zelensky and Trump met in person at St Peter’s Basilica last April

It was the first time the pair met face to face since Trump booted Zelensky from the White House last February