European forces should take part in future peacekeeping operations in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron told journalists on Monday. The proposal has repeatedly been rejected by Moscow as unacceptable and dangerous.
Macron made the comments in Washington after a White House summit on Monday with US President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, and several European leaders, who met to discuss possible terms for ending the conflict.
Speaking to reporters following the meeting, Macron said that Ukraine must have a “strong army” and that Western Europe “will need to help Ukraine with boots on the ground.” He added, “We will need peacekeeping operations which allies of Ukraine are willing to supply.”
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The leaders of the so-called "coalition of the willing" countries discussed preparations for sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire during a video conference, the office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.
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According to it, the leaders also discussed the possibility of imposing new sanctions against Russia.