Zelenskyy and European leaders push for US-backed security guarantees for Ukraine

US envoy Steve Witkoff, left, met France’s President Emmanuel Macron at talks in Paris (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders met in Paris with the US envoy appointed by President Donald Trump to mediate peace talks, discussing security guarantees for the war-torn nation as allies seek to ensure long-term military support and continued American backing once the conflict ends.
Mr Zelenskyy held a closed-door meeting with Steve Witkoff, according to presidential press secretary Serhii Nikiforov.