New summit of the supporters of Kiev, Macron proposes a post-conflict “reassurance force”. Zelensky warns: “Moscow plans attacks in three regions”.
During the Elysée summit that brought together 31 so -called “willing” countries, the French president Emmanuel Macron He has relaunched the hypothesis of sending European military forces to Ukraine to supervise the respect of future peace agreements with Russia. Even if not all participants agree – unanimity in fact lack, and Italy has already declared that it does not want to join – Macron He said that he will go on, however with those who are willing to participate. According to the Head of the Elysée, this future “reassurance force” could be made up of various European countries, without necessarily acting as a peacekeeper or stay directly in the conflict areas. The main objective would be to offer Kiev continuous support, capable of discouraging any new Russian offensive.
Macron He also specified that we will speak concretely about all this only if an agreement is reached, which currently appears far away. He then accused Moscow of pretending to negotiate without any real will to put an end to the conflict. Therefore, he added, removing the penalties against Russia now would be a serious mistake. In the meantime, Paris and London are preparing a joint mission in Ukraine to strengthen the country’s military skills. Macron He announced that, within a few weeks, both the structure of the future Ukrainian army and the composition of the reassurance force will be defined in detail. The initiative will be led by him together with the British Premier Keir Starmerwith the involvement of several European states, of Canadaand the support of the EU institutions is born.
The leaders of Staff of France And United Kingdom they are already in charge of sending technical teams to Ukraine To begin the preparatory works. According to Macron, this will mark an important step towards the construction of the Ukrainian army of the future. Stormer He confirmed the common commitment, underlining how such a compact Europe has not been seen for years. He spoke of an unprecedented mobilization for peace, also receiving the full support of Germany. The chancellor Olaf Scholz he shared a photo with Volodymyr Zelensky Reaffirming that Berlin will remain alongside Ukraine “as long as it is necessary”.
During the summit, the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni He has excluded any form of Italian involvement in any armed forces to be deployed on the Ukrainian territory, as confirmed by an official note from Palazzo Chigi. Meloni also hoped that a US delegation may take part in future coordination meetings, underlining how essential the collaboration with Washington is to build lasting peace and guarantee Ukraine’s security. Finally, he proposed to extend the ceased the partial fire currently in force also to civil structures such as schools and hospitals, with the aim of gradually reaching a complete fire. Volodymyr Zelenskywho intervened at the press conference in Paris at the end of the meeting of the coalition of the “willing” countries, thus summarized the comparison on the future sending of European forces to Ukraine, in view of a possible fire. “There are still many unknowns – he said – regarding the role of this contingent: what exactly will be able to do, how it will be used, who will have the command. At the moment, we have more questions than answers”. During the European summit in Paris, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reported that, according to the intelligence services of Kiev, Fly It would be preparing to launch new attacks in the areas of Sumy, Kharkiv and Zaporizia. “Our intelligence reports that Russia is organizing for new military operations in those regions,” he said Zelenskymentioned by Ukrainska Pravda. “In the meantime, they are trying to prolong the interviews and to involve the United States in interminable and founding discussions, based on fake conditions, in an attempt to earn time and conquer another territory”.
