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According to French President Emmanuel Macron, 26 countries pledged at a meeting in Paris that they are ready to send troops to Ukraine, but many details remain unclear.
Western countries supporting Ukraine agreed at a meeting in Paris on a broad framework of military security guarantees for the country. The meeting, chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was attended by 35 heads of state and government, some in person and some via video link. They discussed how Ukraine's security could be guaranteed after a possible end to the war with Russia.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who also attended the meeting, the countries of the “Coalition of the Willing” are of one mind on the general framework of security guarantees. According to him, a strong Ukrainian army is of central importance. After the group’s meeting in Paris, he said that everyone agreed that Russia rejects any peace initiative.
Macron: 26 countries want to send troops
According to Macron, 26 countries are ready to send troops to ensure a ceasefire or peace in Ukraine. These countries have formally committed to stationing troops in Ukraine or to supporting Ukraine and ensuring peace through a presence by land, sea or air, Macron said after the talks. France and Britain had agreed before the meeting to send several thousand troops to Ukraine. Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania also pledged to do so. Sweden expressed its readiness to ensure a possible peace in Ukraine through aerial and maritime surveillance. The Netherlands said it could offer assistance by air, sea and land.
Macron said other countries were considering whether to participate in the security guarantees, Macron said. “This military force has neither the will nor the objective to wage war against Russia, but rather aims to ensure peace and send a clear strategic signal.”
Germany does not plan to send soldiers
Chancellor Friedrich Merz was not present in person in Paris, but participated in the meeting via video link. For Germany, the first priority is to equip the Ukrainian armed forces so that the country can defend itself. The German government will decide on everything else only after a ceasefire. Official Berlin refuses, at least for the time being, to send Bundeswehr soldiers to Ukraine. However, according to media reports, the German government plans to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, support the country in building weapons systems and provide further assistance in training Ukrainian soldiers. All this, only if the US continues its engagement in Ukraine./ DW
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