Yesterday's Ukraine summit in Paris ended without clear results. The leaders of seven EU countries plus the UK, the EU and Nato had hoped to agree on a common European position on ending the Ukraine war ahead of today's meeting between top Russian and US diplomats in Riyadh. The discussion focused on the deployment of European peacekeeping troops. Commentators take stock of developments and the summit's external impact.

A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart Marco Rubio is taking place today, Tuesday, in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Without involving either Ukraine or Europe, Russia and the US want to pave the way foregotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine war - as well as a summit meeting between Presidents Putin and Trump. Commentators stress that there is much more at stake.

Beyond hectic discussions about the disruptive measures announced almost daily by the Trump administration, European media take stock of the potential far-reaching, longer-term transformations that have taken place since the change of government in the US. Commentators speculate on how the country and society will develop during Trump's second term as president.