Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders held emergency talks in Paris on Monday as US and Russian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine – without European or Ukrainian involvement.

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of top American and Russian officials for a high-stakes rapprochement meeting underlines the kingdom’s aspirations to become a global actor capable of successfully mediating international conflicts.

It's evening now in Paris, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, three of the places that have been key in today's development's on the war in Ukraine. European leaders, including from the UK, Germany and EU ...

European leaders meet in Paris amid concerns over US President Donald Trump’s push for bilateral talks with Russia.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has reached a sudden critical stage this week as talks begin between political leaders across the globe to decide on the future of the conflict. The panicked peace talks have kicked off following US president Donald Trump’s decision to push for a deal with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the fighting in Ukraine.

Elsewhere, European leaders are preparing for an emergency summit in France as the continent responds to US moves on Ukraine.

European leaders were shocked by the hostility of JD Vance’s scathing speech in Munich criticizing Europe’s exclusion of far-right groups from power.

Saudi Arabia, the host of today’s U.S.-Russia talks, as well as possibly a follow-up summit featuring Presidents Trump and Putin, used to be little more than a top Mideast oil pump. Now it is pushing itself to the apex of the diplomatic world.

European leaders will be meanwhile meeting in Paris to discuss a coordinated response to the talks in Saudi Arabia, having been left out of direct participation – a signal from Washington that ...