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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns European leaders that Russia's Vladimir Putin would exploit any failure to agree to launch his country's EU membership talks. "People in Europe won't see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine. Putin will surely use this against you personally and against all of Europe," Zelensky tells an EU summit by videolink. SOUNDBITE ++ TEXT 347R2JH
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have met for the first time ever at a summit in Paris seen as a critical opportunity to take steps to end five years of conflict in eastern Ukraine. Putin and Zelensky sat down at a table with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the start of a four-way meeting at the Elysee Palace. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet ahead of a bilateral meeting in Granada, Spain, at the European Political Community (EPC) -- an informal group which includes all 27 European Union countries and many NATO member states, along with their European neighbours, excluding Russia. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for crisis talks ahead of a dramatic visit to Moscow to head off what Berlin sees as the "very critical" threat of a Russian invasion. IMAGES
Paris, Dec 9 (EFE/EPA).- Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed here Monday to implement a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and carry out a second exchange of prisoners of war before the end of the year.The two men reached that accord during a gathering in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.This latest round of talks under the "Normandy Format" went on for nearly eight hours at the Elysee Palace, including a working dinner.The conflict in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region erupted in the spring of 2014, but the first exchange of POWs took place only in September. (Camera: CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON). SHOT LIST: FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AS THEY LEAVE THE SUMMIT ON UKRAINE AT THE ELYSEE PALACE IN PARIS, FRANCE.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive at the Elysée Palace in Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit is being seen as a critical opportunity to take steps to end five years of conflict in the east of Ukraine. No comprehensive peace deal is expected from the afternoon meeting -- mediated by Macron and Merkel -- but diplomats hope the exercise will help to bolster trust between Zelensky and Putin. IMAGES
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