Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with European leaders in Paris, along with President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss ongoing efforts to broker an end to Russia's war against his country that includes security guarantees for the war-torn nation.

Mr. Trump has been pushing for Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal to end the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, and the French news agency AFP said the European leaders gathered in Paris held a video conference with the U.S. president right after their meeting on Thursday.

A White House official confirmed that call to CBS News, adding that Mr. Trump had, "emphasized that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that is funding the war — as Russia received 1.1 billion euros in fuel sales f

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