"Secretary of state Marco Rubio and ambassador Steve Witkoff will travel to Paris, France, 16-18 April for talks with European counterparts to advance President Trump's goal to end the Russia-Ukraine war and stop the bloodshed," the state department said.

After hours of separate meetings at the French presidential palace with U.S., Ukrainian and European officials, French President Emmanuel Macron brought them all together for a final round of talks at the end of the day. The outcome of the negotiations wasn’t immediately clear.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials to discuss an end to the war — the first known time since Trump's inauguration.