European leaders at an emergency Paris meeting called for increased defense spending but remained divided on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.

Axar.az, citing Reuters, reports that they warned against a ceasefire without a solid peace deal and pledged security guarantees to Ukraine, contingent on U.S. support.

The meeting, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, was in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral peace talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia, excluding European allies and Ukraine.

British PM Keir Starmer supported deploying peacekeepers but insisted on U.S. involvement, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni voiced skepticism. European leaders also discussed loosening EU fiscal rules to boost military spending amid concerns over financial constraints.

Meanwhile, U.S. and Russian officials prepared for high-level peace talks in Riyadh, with Russia ruling out territorial concessions. Discussions also included broader U.S.-Russia relations, with Russian officials emphasizing economic cooperation.