The talks are held as Russia continues attacking Ukraine's energy sector and under the shadow of US threats to annex Greenland.

The capture and planned prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under U.S. law rattled European leaders gathered in Paris on the eve of planned meetings over specific security guarantees for Ukraine.

PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s allies are meeting Tuesday in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country’s security after a potential ceasefire with Russia. But prospects for progress are uncertain with the Trump administration’s focus shifting to Venezuela.

Vasyl Maliuk, Ukraine's top spy chief, resigned Friday under pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A wild cat rescue group wants to save a young Eurasian lynx from war-torn Ukraine by caring for it in the UK. The Big Cat Sanctuary (BCS) is already caring for five lions it rescued from Ukraine at its new half-a-million-pound facility in Smarden, Kent, and is now trying to help Ursa the lynx.

Russia launched five missile strikes on Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv on Monday, damaging energy infrastructure, and attacked an enterprise owned by U.S. agricultural producer Bunge in the southeastern city of Dnipro,

National security advisers from Europe and other allies have discussed security guarantees in Kyiv as the U.S.-led push to end the war in Ukraine intensifies.

While Kyiv has reported progress in negotiations, and is accelerating talks in the coming days, major questions remain unresolved about which countries will provide what kind of security for how long.

Ukraine's allies are meeting in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country's security in the event of a ceasefire. Kyiv was promised "concrete commitments", but tensions between the US and Europe have left any potential progress hanging in the balance.