"Western leaders have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris over the prospect of providing security guarantees in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The summit in Paris on Thursday brings together leaders from Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada, as well as Zelenskyy and United States envoy Steve Witkoff. Even as negotiations over a ceasefire continue to stall, however, the bid to agree security guarantees for Kyiv remains mired in uncertainty."
"However, President Donald Trump's continued reluctance to commit troops, and Russia's opposition to the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine, weigh heavily on the discussions. Headed by France and the United Kingdom, the leaders of the coalition countries are hoping to do enough to persuade Trump to back their efforts, and make good on a promise to offer US military support. Before the meeting, Witkoff met senior European officials, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting two diplomats."
Western leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris to consider security guarantees should a peace deal with Russia be reached. The summit brought together leaders from Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada to discuss troop contributions from a coalition of the willing to uphold any agreement. Negotiations over a ceasefire remain stalled and the effort to agree security guarantees is uncertain. US reluctance to commit troops under President Donald Trump and Russia's opposition to foreign troop deployments complicate plans. France and the United Kingdom lead efforts to persuade US support. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte asserted that Russia cannot decide deployments in sovereign Ukraine.
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