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(AP Photo/Harry Nakos) PARIS (AP) — France is also seeking access to Ukraine ‘s deposits of critical minerals, with negotiations already underway for months, the French defense minister said Thursday, indicating that the United States isn’t the only ...

The breakdown in U.S.-Ukraine ties has given new urgency to the two European nuclear powers' efforts to pull together ideas for a peace plan that would initially outline a short truce but also eventually include broader security guarantees. Britain and France have both said the U.S. would be needed for future assurances.

The announcement comes following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the U.S., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday as he prepared to host a summit of European leaders.