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Paris summit exposes European divisions as US shift forces unity on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, sits with President-elect Donald Trump, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysée Palace, Saturday, 7 December 2024 in Paris. AP - Aurelien Morissard

Following an emergency meeting in Paris, European leaders remain divided on how to respond to US President Donald Trump's dramatic policy shift on Ukraine, with France and Britain pushing for security guarantees and Germany bristling at any suggestion troops could be deployed.

With European policymakers still reeling from US Vice President JD Vance's withering attack on the European Union at an annual security conference in Munich, key leaders attended the meeting at the Elysée Palace on Monday called at the last minute by President Emmanuel Macron.

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