The office of French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the French leader will hold a meeting with European leaders on Monday, February 17. The day before it became known that he had called the meeting to discuss President Donald Trump's actions.
The BBC reports this with reference to a statement from the Élysée Palace. The document is at the disposal of the publication.
The document states that the heads of government of Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark will attend the meeting.
Representatives of the European Council, the European Commission and the NATO Secretary General will also attend the meeting.
The Élysée Palace added that discussions on peace and security in Europe may take place in other formats in the future.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on February 15, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that Macron was calling European leaders to an urgent summit in Paris.
Recall, the day before, the U.S. President's special envoy for russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said that Europe is unlikely to have a place at the negotiating table regarding russia's war against Ukraine.
We also reported that China stated that Europe should become a participant in negotiations to end the war, as it is of crucial importance.
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