Eleanor Beardsley

Neither Ukraine nor the Europeans knew anything about the 28-point plan, which would require Kyiv to surrender significant territory, reduce the size of its military and relinquish weapons.

Ukraine may find itself facing a very difficult choice, said Zelensky, either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner.

Zelensky has been trying to negotiate in good faith with the Trump administration, but Ukrainians call this deal a plan for capitulation.

European leaders are scrambling to come up with a response.

They say a just peace can only happen with Ukraine and the EU at the negotiating table.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Lviv, Ukraine.

In a video message posted on social media, Zelensky said there would be a historic announcement that will, quote, significantly reinforce our combat aviation and air defenses.

Zelensky has made no secret of the fact that he wants French Rafale jets.

McCall and Zelensky will also sit down with the generals leading the so-called Coalition of the Willing, the 35 nations who have pledged to help keep peace in Ukraine once a ceasefire is in place.

Zelensky comes to Paris from Athens, where he inked a deal with Greece for gas supplies.

His meetings come amidst relentless Russian attacks, and as the EU weighs whether to use $200 million in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to

to help Ukraine purchase weapons.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

In a statement Saturday, the Paris prosecutor said two of the five people arrested Wednesday have been charged.

One charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy is thought to be part of the four-man commando team that carried out the heist.

The other, a woman, has been charged with complicity in preparing the crime.

Two men, also thought to be a part of the commando unit and arrested a week ago, have also been charged.

All were caught using DNA and fingerprints from objects left behind at the scene of the crime.

Quoting the findings of a report Friday, France's culture minister said there has been a chronic underestimation of the risk of intrusion and theft at the Louvre for the last 20 years.

French television is full of experts weighing in on how the tiaras and necklaces could be dismantled or taken out of the country or both.