An emergency meeting of European leaders is set to begin in Paris.

The sunlit space in front of the Élysée Palace is packed with journalists eager to find out whether the heads of state and key institutions have a response to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement that Europe has no place at the negotiating table.

The leaders are due to begin arriving in the courtyard in front of us shortly.

Whether they will share any detail of the discussions after the meeting remains unclear.

In any case, any decision eventually made could play a significant role in shaping the future of Europe and Ukraine.