President Donald Trump's administration and Ukraine's European allies converged toward an agreement to offer security guarantees long sought by Kyiv during a meeting in Paris. US special envoy Steve Witkoff said officials made significant progress on a plan to end Russia's war and "largely finished the security protocols.

PARIS — Ukraine’s allies said Tuesday they had agreed to provide the country with multilayered international defense guarantees as part of a proposal to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion of its neighbor.