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France’s Macron says not all European countries agree on force for Ukraine

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participate to a meeting on the sidelines of a summit for 'coalition of the willing' at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on March 27, 2025 [Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP]

Ukraine’s allies from across Europe did not all agree on the proposed deployment of troops in the country to back up an eventual peace deal with Russia, and only some want to take part, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.

Macron hosted the leaders of nearly 30 countries and NATO and European Union chiefs in Paris on Thursday for the third such summit of the so-called “coalition of the willing”, aimed at strengthening Kyiv’s hand and its military as it pushes for a ceasefire with Moscow.

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