By John Irish and Louise Rasmussen

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine, the United States and European powers are still working to find a joint position that would outline the contours of a peace deal, including ‍security guarantees for Kyiv, that could be taken to Russia, a French presidency official said on Friday.

“Our goal is to have a common foundation that is solid for negotiation. This common ground must unite Ukrainians, Americans and Europeans,” the official told reporters in a briefing.

“It should allow us, together, to make a negotiating offer, a solid, ‌lasting peace offer that respects international law and Ukraine’s sovereign ‌interests, an offer that American negotiators are willing to bring to the Russians.”

The official said there was no joint document yet but all sides

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