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The then US President-elect Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose before a meeting at the Élysée Palace, Paris on December 7, 2024 [File: Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool via AP]
  • European Union leaders are holding an emergency summit in Paris to discuss US President Donald Trump’s plans to end the Russia-Ukraine war amid fears the bloc will be left out of the negotiations.
  • The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his country was ready to send troops to Ukraine to enforce any peace deal.