The French government has responded to Donald Trump's comments about Volodymyr Zelensky with a firm line. Roland Lescure, France's economy minister, said Ukrainians must be the ones to choose their own future. In his view, the question of who will be their president belongs to the people of Ukraine alone. His statement came as a direct reaction to remarks Trump made about the Ukrainian leader. Trump's comments on Zelensky have caused friction between Washington and European capitals before. Lescure's wording leaves little doubt about where Paris stands on Ukrainian sovereignty over its own elections.