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The Europeans are worried the Trump administration may substitute business deals for real diplomacy.
After thanking Europe for its support, Zelensky said Russia should not have the impression that it's getting rewarded for this war.
War, he said, should not be profitable.
Eleanor Beardsley in PR News, Kyiv.
Zelensky was welcomed by an honor guard at the Elysee Presidential Palace.
President Emmanuel Macron said the U.S., Ukraine and Europe want peace, but there are doubts Russia is serious.
He said the Kremlin had turned down four proposals and continues to bomb Ukraine nightly.
The two leaders spoke by video to dozens of European leaders and allies in the Coalition of the Willing, the force committed to guaranteeing peace in Ukraine once the fighting stops.
Macron and Zelensky also spoke to U.S.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump.
Ukraine and Europe must be at the negotiating table for a robust and lasting peace.
It's their territory and security at stake.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kiev.
Zelensky and President Macron spoke to the media.
Through an interpreter, Macron said Russia has rejected every one of Trump's peace proposals.
The Europeans are worried the Trump administration may substitute business deals for real diplomacy.
After thanking Europe for its support, Zelensky said Russia should not have the impression that it's getting rewarded for this war.