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War, he said, should not be profitable.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR 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, Kyiv.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Kiev.
One person was killed and 146 people evacuated from a high-rise building in a Kiev suburb targeted by missiles Sunday morning.
Children were among the dozens wounded.
The Florida talks will build on recent discussions in Geneva where U.S., Ukrainian, and European representatives worked to revise an original 28-point proposal that has drawn accusations that it was drafted by Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Paris Monday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Europeans are wary that in its haste to make a deal, the Trump administration will try to force Ukraine to make unacceptable concessions that could compromise European security.
Helena Beardsley, NPR News, Kiev.