G7 diplomats in Paris discuss Ukraine aid as U.S.-brokered talks resume in Abu Dhabi

G7 diplomats are meeting in Paris to discuss support for Ukraine as U.S.-mediated trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine resume in Abu Dhabi, with new aid uncertain. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and G7 counterparts will meet Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to address defense assistance, which the Trump administration has reduced, causing concern across European capitals. European officials are pushing for a seat at the negotiating table, but U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading talks without them, as Russia insists on a trilateral format. Russia struck Ukraine's power grid on Monday while Ukrainian forces hit a Russian oil refinery, with no signs of compromise. The war, ongoing since February 2022, has killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of civilians.