G7 ministers meet in Paris on Ukraine and Iran

Foreign ministers from G7 countries are meeting in Paris from Monday for two days of talks expected to focus on efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine and prevent renewed US military action against Iran.

Ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States are attending. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to attend both days.

The meeting coincides with US-mediated talks with Moscow and Kyiv scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told RTL radio that Europeans would be represented and that France would participate in those talks.

European governments are concerned that Kyiv should not be forced to accept disadvantageous conditions. US President Donald Trump has predicted a "very big" deal with Russia involving the Ukraine war and "all of Europe." Jared Kushner, Trump's envoy and son-in-law, said the United States was working on a broader European security architecture that could help establish conditions for lasting peace.

On Iran, Trump has not ruled out new strikes, including against Pickaxe Mountain, described as a suspected nuclear site. Tehran denies it is a nuclear facility. Trump said Friday: "We're dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly."

The G7 ministerial meeting was moved from Marseille to Paris, with scheduling reasons given. A donor conference in Paris on Monday is also seeking money to repair the dome protecting the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, which was damaged in a Russian strike last year. The French finance ministry said about 500 million euros is required, with just over half raised so far.