Negotiation efforts ramp up as Zelenskyy meets Macron in Paris and Trump envoy prepares for Putin talks

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The diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine could be entering a “pivotal week”, the EU’s foreign policy chief has said, as Donald Trump’s special envoy prepared to meet Vladimir Putin after talks at the weekend with Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff, the property developer turned envoy recently exposed for coaching Russian officials on how to win Trump’s favour, will hold talks with Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin announced.