The summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on 6 January will begin with a working lunch between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, together with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - If the sovereignty of a European country and ally was affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting, referring to the U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take control of the Arctic territory.

A bilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron has begun at the Élysée Palace in Paris. — Ukrinform.

India`s EAM S. Jaishankar met French President Macron in Paris. Discussed global order, regional security, & deepening strategic alliance.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France was now providing twothirds of intelligence information to Ukraine, largely replacing the United States, which until last year had delivered the bulk of those services.

Following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the main topics of their talks were Ukraine’s real capabilities to counter Russian terror and diplomatic steps toward peace.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that his US counterpart Donald Trump cannot ignore it if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin continues to avoid meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy despite having agreed to do so at the Alaska summit.

President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “rebalanced”, “equal-to-equal” partnership between France and African countries, signalling a continued shift away from the military-heavy approach that long defined France’s presence on the continent.