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       President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in Paris yesterday.Credit...Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       E.U. leaders met as the U.S. moved forward on Ukraine European leaders convened in Paris yesterday to discuss a coordinated response as the Trump administration prepared to start its own talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. Leaders were also expected to discuss issues including military spending and how to guarantee Ukraine’s security once a permanent cease-fire or a peace deal was reached.

       But what would an end to the war look like? Right now, Ukraine has few options for reversing Russia’s recent gains on the battlefield, and any deal is likely to involve Kyiv having to make painful territorial concessions.

       Russia is suffering about 1,000 casualties a day, and its economy is hurting under runaway inflation amid enormous war spending. A settlement could pave the way for a reduction of Western sanctions. Here’s what the experts think could happen next.

       Diplomacy: President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the United Arab Emirates yesterday for talks with Russia that are focused on prisoner exchanges and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.

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       With a pliant Congress, Trump is using his office to benefit his own family’s business interests, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.

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       Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, yesterday.Credit...Pool photo by Evelyn Hockstein

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