Macron hosts Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz for Ukraine talks – Europe live
European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are meeting in Paris to discuss further support for Ukraine and potential sanctions against Russia. The talks coincide with EU efforts to finalize a new package of sanctions targeting Russian cyber activities and energy exports.
Why it matters
This meeting represents a critical diplomatic effort to maintain a unified European front against Russian aggression and cyber warfare.
French president Emmanuel Macron is going to host the Coalition of the Willing in Paris later today amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances in strikes on Russia could force Vladimir Putin to a negotiating table.
The meeting at the Hôtel des Invalides – hosted just before Bastille Day – will b ring together over 20 European leaders for further talks on how to help Kyiv and put more pressure on Moscow.
Earlier, Macron will meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy .
There will be a press conference with Macron, Zelenskyy, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, and Britain’s outgoing PM, Keir Starmer, in the late afternoon.
The four leaders met in December in London. Building up to the meeting, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the coming days over an alleged cyberhacking campaign conducted by Russia against European countries including France, Reuters reported.
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