Ukraine: European Ministers met in Paris to discuss Ukraine War
Top Ukrainian officials met with US and European ministers in the French capital to discuss a truce. White House Ambassador Steve Witkoff and senior US diplomat Marco Rubio met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Overnight, Russian drone strikes around Ukraine left at least six people dead and numerous others injured. Germany has been cautioned by Russia not to send Ukraine long-range Taurus missiles.
Overnight, Russia and Ukraine each shot down hundreds of drones.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, also charged China with providing Russia with weaponry.
Following Zelensky’s warning about 155 Chinese nationals allegedly sent to aid Moscow’s invasion and the Ukrainian army’s claimed detention of two Chinese soldiers in the eastern Donetsk region, this is the most recent escalation between Kyiv and Beijing over China’s backing for Moscow.
Press conference in Kyiv “We have finally received information that China is supplying weapons to the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said.
On Thursday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on France to increase military spending.
President Donald Trump’s commitment to NATO has caused tensions in transatlantic relations at the time of the remarks.
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s defense minister, traveled to Washington to discuss a number of topics, including Iran and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
“The secretary urged France to increase defense spending and, alongside other NATO allies, take primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense,” said Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman.
Source: DW News
