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European leaders have pushed back at Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s threats against Greenland in advance of the latest Ukraine<\/a> peace talks in Paris<\/a>.
Denmark, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain said in a joint statement: \u201cGreenland belongs to its people.\u201d
The Europeans fear the US president could advance his ambition to annex the Danish territory, potentially putting the Nato<\/a> alliance at risk.
Mr Trump\u2019s designs on Greenland and the toppling of Venezuela\u2019s leader Nicolas Maduro<\/a> threaten to overshadow talks about Russia<\/a>\u2019s war on Ukraine<\/a>.
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> and Kyiv<\/a>‘s European allies in Paris<\/a>.
Key issues at the Coalition of the Willing-led talks include which countries are prepared to deploy peacekeeping troops and what the remit of any force might be. Russia<\/a> says it will not accept troops from Nato countries on Ukrainian soil.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says that \u201cthe hardest yards are still ahead\u201d to achieve peace in Ukraine.
He says the work of the Coalition is now \u201cmore advanced than ever\u201d, and calls the declaration of intent \u201ca vital part\u201d of the peace process.
\u201cFollowing a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilties to support Ukraine\u2019s defensive needs.\u201d
He says the UK will also participate in monitoring of a ceasefire.
Zelensky says progress was made with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who represented the US at today\u2019s talks.
\u201cWe are grateful for US support… and we agree that security guarantees must be based on legal grounds that will be confirmed by Congress.\u201d
He adds that the main issue that must be worked on with the US remains territory.
Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelensky says the declaration of intent is \u201cconcrete\u201d and illustrates \u201cthe willingness of Europe to work for peace\u201d.
\u201cWe want to be ready so that when diplomacy reaches peace, we can place the forces of the Coalition of the Willing. The details will be set out in other documents, we are seeking other countries who wish to contribute.\u201d
The press conference for the Coalition of the Willing has begun in Paris.
France\u2019s president Emmanuel Macron says that France, Britain and Ukraine have signed a \u201cdeclaration of intent\u201d to deploy multinational forces in Ukraine.
He says this will provide Kyiv with \u201cstrong\u201d security guarantees in the event of a peace deal.
EU Council President Antonio Costa has said that the European Union (EU) is ready to support a peace deal in Ukraine with civilian and military missions on the ground.
“We will assist with our civilian and military EU missions on the ground. Ukraine must be in the strongest possible position before, during, and after any ceasefire,” he said after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris during a summit of the Coalition of the Willing.
We are expecting more lines any minute now from a press conference in Paris.
Here is one of the first group photos to be released of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris.
Ukraine’s allies in the \u2018Coalition of the Willing\u2019 have been meeting in Paris today to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have attended the talks at the Elysee Palace, which began earlier this afternoon.
We are expecting a press conference featuring the leaders to begin at 5.45pm.
Ukraine\u2019s secret service has conducted strikes on an ammunition depot and oil facility deep inside Russia, according to a report.
The Kyiv Independent<\/em> reports that long-range drones operated by Alpha special forces struck a large Russian arsenal near the town of Neya in Kostroma Oblast.
Explosions from the secondary detonations of ammunition at the depot “rang out all night\u201d, according to the newspaper.
As world leaders gather in Paris for a summit on Ukraine, the dilemma of how to handle Trump\u2019s ego remains a key problem \u2013 one which the PM could have the solution for, writes political editor David Maddox.
Participants in the Paris talks are seeking concrete outcomes on five key priorities once fighting ends.
But prospects for progress are uncertain, with the Trump administration’s focus shifting.
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