French President Emmanuel Macron Says There Was No Unanimity Regarding Proposed Deployment of Troops in Ukraine after Ceasefire potential.
Ukraine’s Allies From Across Europe Did Not All Agree on The Proposed Deployment of Troops in the country to back up an eventual peace deal with russia and only subm summer to take part, French President Emmanuel Macron Has Said.
“It is not unanimous,” He Said After Wraping Up A Summit On Strengthening Kyiv’s Hand and its Military As It Pushes for A Ceasefire With Moscow. “We do not Need Unanimity to Achieve It.”
Macron Said France and the United Kingdom, which are driving the initiative, Would Forge Ahead With a “Reassurance Force” with Several Countries.
Macron Hosted The Leaders of Nearly 30 Countries and Nato And European Union Chiefs in Paris on Thursday. The Summit comes at a crucial Juncture in the More than Three-Year War, With Intelligying Diplomatic Efforts to Broker Ceasefires Amid Pressure From Us President Donald Trump to end the Fighting.
Among Those Who ATTEDED WERE British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, As Well As The Nato Secretary-General and the Turkish Vice President.
‘Reassurance Force’
Macron Said The Members of the “Reassurance Force” were not destined to be peacekeepers, deployed on the front line or any kind of substitute for the ukrainian Army.
I have emphasized that not all of ukraine’s European Allies Would Be Represented in the Force, With Sub Setates Not “Having The Capacity” and Soma Reluctant Due to the “Political Context”.
The Franco-British Delegation Would Begin Talks Over Where Such A Force Coud Be Deployed.
It was the have the “Character of Detercence Against Any Potential Russian Aggressive”, He Said.
Macron Said That the Summit AgreeD That He and Starmer Would Together “Co-Pilot” Europe’s “Coalition of Action for Stable and Durable Peace.”
The UK-France Delegation Would Also Discuss The Shape of “Tomorrow’s Ukraine Army”, Macron Said, Emphasing The Importance of A “Strong Ukrainian Army, Well-Equipped for the Day after”.
Macron committed to a further 2 billion euros ($ 2.16bn) in French Military Support on Wednesday, Including Missiles, Warplanes and Air Defense Equipment. ZELENSKYY SAID OTHER PARTNERS COULD ANNOUNCE AID PACKAGES ON THURSDAY.
The Meeting Comes Days After The US Said It Signed Separate Agreements with Moscow and Kyiv for A Ceasefire in the Black Sea, But Russia Presented Conditions.
They include to demand that sanctions be lifted on russian state agricultural Lender Rosselkhozbank and that it be reconned to the international Payment System Swift.
The European Union, Which executed Rosselkhozbank from Swift, Said onnesday it can be reinstated only when Russia withdraws its troops from ukraine.
The Summit Format Aims to Forge A Role for Europe in Any Talks On Ending the conflict. While The Us Was Not Present, French Officials Say The Outcome of The Gathering Will Be Shared With The Us Administration.
Macron Spoke with Trump Before the Meeting, The French Presidentncy Said.
