The French President says his country and Britain, which are driving the initiative, would forge ahead with a ‘reassurance force’ with several countries
French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during arrivals for a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 27.Ukraine’s European allies did not all agree Thursday on the proposed deployment of troops in the country to back up an eventual peace deal and only some want to take part, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.
A Ukrainian graphite mine shows how Trump may be overestimating how much he can get from the war-torn country, who’s driving the European initiative together with Macron, said that military planners from Europe and beyond have been drilling down into details of how such a force might be put together, examining “the full range of European military capabilities including aircraft, tanks, troops, intelligence and logistics.
Macron didn’t specify what sort of response he envisaged. But he suggested that a Russian attack might not go unanswered, even though the European troops wouldn’t be deployed to the front lines. Sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Europe have punished Russia’s economy and limited its access to global markets.
António Costa, the president of the European Council representing the EU’s 27 member states, said that sanctions are crucial to support Ukraine and reach a lasting peace.As ceasefire efforts gather steam, Ukraine’s allies in Europe are working to strengthen Kyiv’s hand militarily. Their aim is to enable it to keep fighting until any broad peace takes hold and also to turn the Ukrainian army into the first line of defence against any future Russian aggression.
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