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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - here at a meeting on the war in Ukraine in Berlin in mid-December.Credit: Michael Kappeler/dpa European and Canadian officials have coordinated further efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. "We are moving the peace process forward. Transparency and honesty are now required from everyone – including Russia," Merz wrote on X. Von der Leyen said there had been a good discussion about support for Ukraine, its security and the reconstruction of the country, which has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion since 2022. "Ultimately, the prosperity of a free Ukrainian state lies in th...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine's allies had formally committed to deploying troops "by land, sea or air" to help provide security the moment fighting was brought to a halt. He did not detail any of the countries involved. Putin sought to quash the allies' initiative, with a warning that any troops deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate targets", especially if they appeared now, even though there are no plans for an immediate deployment. There seems little hope of a ceasefire for now, after last month's summit in Alaska between Put...

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