Talks on Ukraine must include Kyiv, Ukrainian foreign minister says

FILE PHOTO: A first deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is seen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 4, 2023. Ukrainian parliament on Thursday appointed Sybiha as Ukraine's new foreign minister. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine and Europe should not be excluded from future peace talks on the Ukraine war, Kyiv's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Le Monde newspaper in an interview released on Thursday.

European leaders were scrambling to try to get a seat at the table in Ukraine peace talks after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced the start of negotiations.