hello, i'm leila nathoo. you are watching bbc news. preparations are being stepped up for an intense week of diplomacy over the fate of ukraine, after president trump's middle east envoy confirmed the us and russia will hold their first face—to—face talks in saudi arabia this week. steve witkoff told us media he'd be travelling to riyadh this evening.

ukrainian officials have told the bbc they were not invited to the talks, and won't be sending a delegation. in response, an emergency summit of european leaders will take place in paris tomorrow. sir keir starmer, who is set to attend, said the uk faced a "once in a generation moment" for its national security. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. a bleak morning in munich as delegates headed home,

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for gaza's future, how we can work together to ensure that that future becomes a reality. the us secretary of state acknowledged that president trump's plan on gaza has shocked many but he defended what he also called a bold vision. the president has been bold about— the president has been bold about his view of the future of gaza _ about his view of the future of gaza and _ about his view of the future of gaza and what it should be. not the same — gaza and what it should be. not the same tired ideas of the past — the same tired ideas of the past. something bold. something that took— past. something bold. something that took courage and vision in order— that took courage and vision in order to — that took courage and vision in order to outline. it may have shocked _ order to outline. it may have shocked and surprised many, but what _ shocked and surprised many, but what cannot continue is the same — what cannot continue is the same cycle which we repeat over and over— same cycle which we repeat over and overagain and same cycle which we repeat over and over again and wind up in the exact— and over again and wind up in the exact same place. related to that, — the exact same place. related to that, the president has been very— to that, the president has been very clear: _ to that, the president has been very clear: hamas cannot continue _ very clear: hamas cannot continue as a military or government. as long as it stands _ government. as long as it stands as a force that can govern— stands as a force that can govern or— stands as a force that can govern or administer or threaten, by use of violence,

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