Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:29am on 17 Apr 2025,Thursday International
Top US officials, including Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and diplomat Marco Rubio, are meeting European leaders in Paris to discuss the Ukraine war. The talks, attended by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and French President Emmanuel Macron, mark the highest-level transatlantic engagement since February. The US delegation will brief allies on Witkoff’s recent meeting with Russian President Putin. European leaders are expected to urge Washington to exert more pressure on Russia for an unconditional ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump stirred controversy by blaming Ukrainian President Zelensky for prolonging the war, a move likely to spark diplomatic tension. (PC: AFP)
