French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to deploy European forces in Ukraine is taking shape, but it raises a number of questions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this in an interview with Associated Press.
Zelensky on Macron's idea to deploy troops in Ukraine
If Emmanuel Macron's idea of deploying European forces in Ukraine to contain Russian aggression is implemented, the head of state says, it is still unknown what the command and administrative structure, the number of troops and their positions will be.
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According to Volodymyr Zelensky, these same issues were raised by French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump.
– Imagine, there is a contingent. The question is who is in charge? What will they do if there are Russian strikes, missiles, landing, attack from the sea, crossing the land border, offensive? What will they do? What are their capabilities? – the President of Ukraine listed several questions.
Volodymyr Zelensky also voiced these questions to Emmanuel Macron, so the dialogue on this issue continues.
Volodymyr Zelensky notes: in the presence of Macron and Trump, he also said that the Ukrainian side is interested in the deployment of troops as part of a security guarantee, and not the only security guarantee.
The deployment of European forces alone in Ukraine will not be enough, the head of state is convinced states.
Recall that French President Emmanuel Macron first spoke about deploying troops in Ukraine almost a year ago – at the end of February 2024.
During his January visit to Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about “positive shifts” in discussions about the possible deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine.
In particular, Zelensky and Macron discussed the topic of deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine in January.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 1,075 days.
You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the map of air raids in Ukraine.
