Overview

• Emmanuel Macron said preparatory work is complete as a France–UK‑led coalition convenes at the Élysée to seek political endorsement.
• The package centers on consolidating Ukraine’s armed forces and spans land, maritime and air components.
• Any European troop presence would follow a halt to fighting, with France, the UK and Baltic states open to roles while Berlin and Warsaw oppose large deployments.
• Coalition members seek a U.S. backstop for command, intelligence and air defense without American ground forces, and President Trump is set to speak with Volodymyr Zelensky after the summit.
• Russia calls the proposed guarantees “absolutely unacceptable,” and Turkey is tasked with developing Black Sea surveillance and demining plans as HQ arrangements rotate from Paris to London.