The hastily called gathering was part of a flurry of diplomacy expected to center on Ukraine this week as Trump officials prepare to start talks with Russia on their own.

President Emmanuel Macron invited European leaders including Germany’s Olaf Scholz and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni to Paris on Monday for urgent talks on Ukraine and the continent’s wider security, according to people familiar with the plans.

French President Emmanuel Macron gathers European leaders on February 17 for an emergency summit in Paris. This was stated at the Munich Security Conference by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski,