We noted progress in peace efforts and emphasized the importance of U.S. leadership and engagement,” Sybiha wrote in a Telegram post after a day of meetings at the Elysee Palace. “Ukraine remains committed to achieving peace and is eager end the war as quickly as possible.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials for hours of separate meetings at the French presidential palace before French President Emmanuel Macron brought them all together for a final round of talks at the end of the day.

President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a lunch with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, as European delegations converged on Paris.