Ukraine: US hold talks with European allies

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and top diplomat Marco Rubio are in Paris holding talks with their European counterparts to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. European diplomats have said they will urge the US to put more pressure on Russia to agree an unconditional ceasefire. We speak to our correspondent there and hear what Ukrainians want from the talks.

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Presenter: Luke Jones

Photo: France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot before a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on April 17, 2025.

Photo credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/REUTERS