Top Trump Officials Will Hold Talks With Europeans On The Russia-ukraine War

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy, will travel to Paris this week for talks with European allies on U.S. efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

The State Department said Rubio and Witkoff would be in the French capital Thursday for the meetings. The officials will have "talks with European counterparts to advance President Trump's goal to end the Russia-Ukraine war and stop the bloodshed," department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement Wednesday.

Rubio also will "discuss ways to advance shared interests in the region," she said.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Rubio and Witkoff, according to Macron's office. They also will hold talks with Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on the war in Ukraine , the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear program.

Vice President JD Vance is visiting Italy later in the week, meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni . She is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday.