PARIS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal cannot be reached, as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived for a meeting with allies in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron, who will co-host the meeting of European leaders on Thursday, said that Europe was ready to offer Ukraine security guarantees as soon as a peace deal was agreed.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders on Thursday in Paris, a source told AFP, amid international efforts to broker an end to Russia’s…

Zelenskyy seeks Putin meeting for peace deal, Trump supports; Putin open to talks if well-prepared, with tangible results.