Macron hails ‘important’ talks with US envoys on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. The talks come as Donald Trump’s push to end three years of fighting has not yet borne fruit and after Russian leader Vladimir Putin refused to agree to a complete truce despite multiple efforts to engage him.