The leaders of almost 30 countries and NATO leaders and the EU gathered in the French capital to discuss the reinforcement of the aid to kyiv and send European troops to guarantee lasting peace.
“Europe can defend themselves. We have to prove it,” said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while European allies met in Paris to discuss The way to strengthen kyiv’s position in the fight for high fire with Russia.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, received representatives from almost 30 countries, as well as the leaders of NATO and the EU. Leaders analyzed proposals to send peace maintenance to Ukraine to Ukraine simultaneously with any peace agreement, forming a “Coalition of interested parties”.
The summit also hopes to launch the bases for long -term security guarantees and transform the Ukrainian army into the first line of defense against any future aggression, in the context of the Increased Russia’s threat.
The efforts to build a coalition of countries willing to support the sending of European armed forces to Ukraine are Directed by France and the United Kingdom. Its objective is to guarantee peace, determining Russia, whose total invasion is already in the fourth year, to attack Ukraine again in the future.
Macron said Wednesday that the proposed force could highlight “important cities, strategic bases” of Ukraine and respond to a possible Russian attack if it was launched.
“If there is a generalized aggression against the Ukrainian territory again, these armies will be under attack, and in this case our usual participation board will be applied,” Macron said.
“Our soldiers, when they are mobilized and highlighted, are there to react and respond to the decisions of the commander And if they are in a conflict situation, to respond to that. “
“Therefore, we will not be on the front line, we will not fight, but we will be there to guarantee a lasting peace. It is a pacifist approach“He explained.” The only ones who could, at this time, trigger a conflict, a warm situation, would be the Russians, if they decided to launch an aggression again. “
The meeting in Paris took place in a context of Intensification of high fire mediation effortspromoted by the pressure of US President Donald Trump to end the fighting.
The US agreements to safeguard the navigation of the Black Sea and suspend attacks against energy infrastructure have been received as a first step towards peace. However, Both Moscow and kyiv do not agree with the details and mutually accused violations.
Despite the agreement, the conflict continues. The Ukrainian media reported Thursday that dozens of people were injured and that a person died the last day after the Russian attacks.
Zelenskyy declared that the bombings are Additional proof that the United States and Europe should not relieve sanctions against Moscow.
