[UPDATE-Dec 9] UK, French, German Leaders plus Zelensky Start Talks on Ukrainian Settlement

German chancellor, other European leaders urge Zelensky to reject US peace plan German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, along with several other European leaders, advised Vladimir Zelensky against accepting the US peace proposals for Ukraine without establishing firm security guarantees, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. According to the newspaper, the leaders discussed it during a phone call with Zelensky last week. Apart from Merz, the names of the other participants in the conversation on the European side are not disclosed. The Europeans insisted on outlining clear security guarantees in the US peace plan, aimed at preventing an alleged resumption of Moscow’s…