French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, December 1, 2025. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, December 1, sought to reinforce European support for Ukraine at a potentially pivotal moment in Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion, meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as Washington pushed a plan to end the war.
Over three-and-a-half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) analysis of data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed the Russian army made its biggest advance in Ukraine for a year in November.
The plan to end the war is championed by US President Donald Trump but European countries fear it risks forcing Kyiv to cave in to Russian demands, notably on territory. The situation has been further complicated by a corruption scandal that has rocked Zelensky's inner circle and forced the dismissal last week of his top negotiator and chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
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