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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks at Emmanuel Macron
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday. European commitments to Ukrainian war efforts are largely ironed out but in part depend on how much aid the US is willing to give. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/EPA

Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land and sea and in the air, Emmanuel Macron said after a summit at which European leaders sought to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Kyiv.

“The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed,” the French president told a press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris, standing alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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