Paris:
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called military heads across Europe to form a plan “to define” reliable security guarantee “for Ukraine in a ceasefire.
His appeal, at a closed -door Paris meeting of top -brass top -brass over 30 friendly countries, Ukraine supported an American proposal for a one -month ceasefire and agreed to immediately talk with Russia at a pivatal talks in Saudi Arabia.
Macron has demanded a rally for a Washington’s shock policy change in US-Russia relations.
The Paris meeting gathered representatives from 34 countries – most of them from Europe and NATO, but also from Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
There was no representative from the United States, who is a major member of NATO.
According to Alice, Macron, Macron told the meeting, “This is the moment when Europe should throw its full weight behind Ukraine,”
The French Presidency stated as Macron that it was necessary to start a plan to “define reliable security guarantee” to create a permanent peace in Ukraine, “in view of the acceleration of peace talks, the French President said as Macron.
Macron, along with the British Prime Minister Kir Stmper, has led the efforts to create an “coalition of interested” to implement a final ceasefire in Ukraine.
According to Elisy, military heads of European and NATO countries – including Britain and Türkiye – agreed that the security guarantee “should not be separated from NATO and its capabilities”.
Such a guarantee should be “reliable and long -term, and with unexpected support for the Ukrainian army, according to Elisy.
For more than three years since Russia invaded its neighbor, Europe has been scrambling to promote its defense and free from dependence on the United States.
This Trump has been unresolved by Russian leader Vladimir Putin renewing contacts and criticizing Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski, which fears that US President Ukraine may try to force Ukraine to accept a settlement in favor of Russia.
Trump suspended military assistance and intelligence-sharing with Kiev, although on Tuesday, his administration indicated that it would lift the freeze after supporting the US proposal after Ukraine.
Macron later posted on X that “the ball is now clearly in the court of Russia”, and appreciated the “Pragati” in peace talks in Saudi Arabia.
Next to the Paris Defense Meeting, French Defense Minister Sebastian Lacornu said: “We will reject any form of Ukraine.”
“It is only a question of looking forward and thinking that what should be the Ukrainian army in the future,” said Lecornu.
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On Friday, the French President, who pushed his country’s defense industry to switch to the “war economy mode”, is ready to meet with the defense manufacturers, according to a member of his team.
Five main military powers of Europe – France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Poland ministers are to meet in the French capital on Wednesday. Representatives of the European Union and NATO and Ukrainian Defense Minister will also participate.
They would focus on the negotiations “essential revival of Europe” and military support for Ukraine, one of Lacornu’s colleagues.
The crooks, in turn, will host virtual dialogue on Saturday, will be ready to help support the ceasefire with the leaders of the nations.
Macron has stated that any European soldiers in Ukraine will be deployed only to guarantee it completely honored, after signing a peace deal once “.
He has also said that he will be ready to discuss the French nuclear preventive for European partners.
Last week, the European Union head Ursula von deer Leyen unveiled a plan to raise about 800 billion euros ($ 843 billion) to protect Europe and helped provide “immediate” military aid for Ukraine.
France has also planned to increase defense spending, with Lecornu in 2025 a target of about 100 billion euros ($ 109BN) per year compared to 50.5 billion euros.
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