Overview
- Leaders of a "coalition of the willing" in Paris endorsed a declaration of intent to deploy multinational forces in Ukraine after a peace deal, with the text signed by participating nations but without explicit U.S. commitments, according to Politico and other western reports.
- Spain signaled cautious engagement, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he will consult parliamentary factions on possible participation and Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares described the proposal as only a "sketch of ideas" to be coordinated with EU partners.
- Russia escalated its objections, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stating any Western units, bases or infrastructure in Ukraine would constitute foreign intervention and be treated as legitimate military targets.
- A senior Russian lawmaker, Leonid Ivlev, labeled the coalition declaration an attempted intervention, alleging it seeks to bring NATO forces into Ukraine without formal membership.
- Conditions on the ground remain fraught, with the mayor of Dnipro reporting a citywide blackout and a national‑level emergency after strikes, while commentators in UnHerd and The Times questioned the plan’s feasibility and the lack of concrete force numbers.