Anthony Albanese has joined world leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer in talks about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, discussing plans for an international peacekeeping force if and when a ceasefire is negotiated.

The Coalition of the Willing talks followed on the heels of Albanese’s latest phone conversation with Donald Trump overnight on Thursday, before a possible face-to-face meeting in Washington DC this month.

Along with President Volodymr Zelenskyy, world leaders at the Ukraine meeting discussed continued support for the country’s fight against Moscow’s invasion, and plans for peace, once a deal can be locked in with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

The French president and the UK prime minister are leading the group, which also includes the leaders of New

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