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In a potential breakthrough, US, European, and Ukrainian leaders – gathered in Paris to launch a new phase of diplomacy aimed at ending the war in Ukraine – have hailed the meeting as a constructive step toward peace. France has welcomed a promising start to a renewed diplomatic push on Ukraine, following high-level talks in Paris on Thursday involving US and European leaders. Negotiations aim to establish a concerted effort to bring an end to the war now dragging into its third year.
The meeting saw US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassert Washington’s peace framework , with France describing the talks as the beginning of a “positive process” that crucially includes European voices. President Emmanuel Macron hosted the discussions, which brought together Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German representatives, and Ukrainian ministers. The talks came as President Donald Trump’s own push for peace has hit turbulence, with Russia's President Vladimir Putin continuing to resist a full ceasefire .
“Today in Paris, we launched a positive process with the Europeans at the table,” the French presidency said, emphasising the importance of unity. A follow-up meeting is already scheduled for next week in London, bringing together the same key players: the US, France, Britain, Germany and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has sparred with Trump over the direction of US diplomacy, welcomed the involvement of European powers.
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