Ukraine war: Russian and US officials meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talks, without Kyiv – Europe live

<p>European officials not part of discussions as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns his country will not recognise peace deals made without Ukrainian participation</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">See all our Ukraine war coverage</a></li></ul><p>Headlines in European newspapers today were dominated by the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/starmer-urges-trump-to-provide-backstop-to-european-peacekeeping-force-in-ukraine">emergency meeting of leaders in Paris</a> after a week in which the US sidelined Europe and Ukraine from ceasefire negotiations and made it plain the US should not be relied upon for the region’s security, <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/helen-livingstone">Helen Livingstone</a></strong> reports.</p><p>The summit came a day before today’s US-Russia meeting in Riyadh but ended with little unity on crucial points, including the idea of sending a European peacekeeping force to the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/18/russia-us-ukraine-peace-talks-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-saudi-arabia-live-latest-updates-news">Continue reading...</a>