Macron announces summit of “coalition of volunteers” with Zelensky
21 March 08:59
on March 27, a meeting of a “coalition of volunteers” dedicated to Ukraine will be held in Paris. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also participate, French President Emmanuel Macron announced, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
The event will follow a meeting of military commanders held in the French capital last week and the current meeting of deputy chiefs of operational commands in London.
Macron said the goal will be to finalize work on supporting the Ukrainian army and building a sustainable military model to prevent future Russian invasions.
“We will also define the security guarantees that European forces can provide. To protect peace is what we want,” the French president said.
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As a reminder, at the Paris summit on February 18, which was initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was “open to discussing many different things,” including the deployment of troops to Ukraine.
What is known about peacekeepers for Ukraine
on February 18, during an emergency summit of leaders in Paris, French President Macron proposed deploying European peacekeeping forces behind the future demarcation line, rather than directly on it.
Earlier, Italy, the United Kingdom, Latvia, Germany, Canada, and Australia have all expressed their readiness to send peacekeeping units to Ukraine. Romania offered to become a transit point for peacekeeping troops. Poland, on the other hand, immediately announced that it had no plans to send troops.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that the deployment of European partners’ troops in Ukraine could be one of the most effective means of putting pressure on Russia to achieve peace. At the same time, he noted that a peacekeeping mission should not replace Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
It is known that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to present a peacekeeping plan to US President Donald Trump, which provides for the deployment of 30,000 European troops in Ukraine.
