Trump says he would skip G7 meeting in Paris suggested by Macron

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not attend an emergency meeting of G7 nations to discuss the war in Ukraine.

The meeting was proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, but which the French leader later said would not take place this week.

Trump was asked at a White House briefing about a "private message" from the French leader — suggesting an emergency G7 gathering in Paris — that the US leader posted on his Truth Social network earlier on Tuesday.

Asked if he would be open to such a meeting, Trump told reporters: "No, I wouldn't do that."

Macron: no meeting scheduled

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that there was no G7 summit scheduled this week, after Trump revealed a message proposing a meeting on Ukraine and Greenland.

"No meeting is scheduled. The French presidency is willing to hold one," Macron told AFP in brief remarks after he delivered a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.