European leaders meet over Ukraine's security

Peacekeeping force to safeguard future ceasefire discussed at summit in Paris

Leaders and senior officials of 31 European and NATO nations met in France on Thursday to discuss security guarantees aimed at preserving a future ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

The Peace and Security Meeting for Ukraine called by France's President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Elysee Palace in Paris followed attempts by United States President Donald Trump to secure a ceasefire in the three-year-old Russia-Ukraine conflict.

While three days of US-led talks in Saudi Arabia this week ended without an overarching peace deal, they achieved a ceasefire in the Black Sea and agreements on the exchange of prisoners of war and the relocation of displaced children.