Overview

• France’s presidency said Macron, Zelensky and other European leaders will speak by phone with President Trump on Thursday after their Paris meeting.
• The summit convenes roughly thirty mostly European countries in the Coalition of Volunteers, co‑presided by Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to coordinate security support for Ukraine.
• Zelensky said he will seek additional sanctions on Russia during the call, noting Trump told him on August 18 he would respond within weeks on pressure against the Kremlin.
• The Élysée schedule sets a 10:30 a.m. summit, a 2 p.m. call with Trump, and a 3 p.m. press conference at the French presidential palace.
• The European Commission is preparing a 19th sanctions package, and Zelensky said the United States has signaled a possible backstop whose form remains unclear.