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\n\tU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy tasked with ending the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, are expected to travel to Paris later this week, according to two people familiar with preparations for the trip, Politico<\/a> reports.<\/div>\n
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\n\tWitkoff is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron while Rubio will speak with his French counterpart, Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot.<\/div>\n
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\n\tAccording to a U.S. official who was granted anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters, Rubio will be in Paris this week before heading to Africa.<\/div>\n
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\n\tAn official familiar with preparations for the trip said the two sides will discuss Ukraine, Iran and trade relations in the wake of Trump\u2019s tariff threats.<\/div>\n
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\n\tMacron\u2019s meeting with Witkoff comes only days after the envoy met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine after Russia-U.S. talks stalled in recent weeks. The encounter in Moscow was \u201canother step in the negotiating process towards a ceasefire\u201d despite Trump\u2019s \u201cfrustration,\u201d according to the White House press secretary.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe French president has been leading European efforts to provide Kyiv with security guarantees, including the deployment of a so-called reassurance force in Ukraine, in the event of a truce.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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