French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Monday, November 17, 2025 before a joint press conference at the Elysée Palace in Paris. MICHEL EULER / AP

President Emmanuel Macron will on Monday, December 1 host Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Paris, a French presidential official said, as Washington seeks to push a plan aimed at ending the war between Kyiv and Moscow.

The two leaders will discuss "the conditions for a just and lasting peace," said the official on Saturday, as a senior Ukrainian delegation headed to Washington and Zelensky confronted political turbulence at home after removing his top aide.

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