Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders are holding emergency talks in Paris to plan a response, as US and Russian officials are set to hold talks in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the war in Ukraine,

Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries' top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officials said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.

The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.