French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country does not need “permission” from Russia to deploy troops or provide security guarantees to Ukraine. Macron insisted that France, the United Kingdom and other nations that are providing security to the war-striken nation after an eventual ceasefire would not be aiming to deploy a “mass of soldiers”.
Instead, he proposed to send contingents of several thousand troops to key locations in Ukraine to ensure that the country remains protected. The remarks from the French leader came during his interview with the country’s multiple newspapers, including Le Parisien and La Dépêche de Midi. Macron said that “several European nations, and indeed non-European ones”, had “expressed their willingness” to join a possible deployment to Ukraine to secure a future peace agreement with Russia.
Macron also noted that these troops would also conduct training programmes to make the Ukrainian soldiers more advanced and conflict-ready. Macron maintained that proposed contingents from countries that were members of the Nato alliance would serve as “a guarantee of security” for Ukraine and that “several European nations, and also non-European, have expressed their willingness to join such an effort when it is confirmed”.
Ukraine should not make any concessions without guarantees
While speaking on the terms of the ceasefire, the French leader warned that “under no circumstances can the Ukrainians make territorial concessions without having any security guarantees.” He also made it clear that the deployment of troops would not depend on Russia’s take on the matter.
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