Overview

• France and EU leaders said 26 nations could contribute units on land, at sea or in the air to a post‑ceasefire reassurance mission, without naming specific contributors or force sizes.
• The Kremlin dismissed foreign contingents as unacceptable, with Vladimir Putin warning such troops would be targeted and arguing they would be unnecessary after a peace deal.
• Following the Paris meeting, leaders spoke with President Trump; media reports say he criticized European purchases of Russian oil, and Washington made no pledge to send ground forces.
• Germany has not committed to any deployment, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized financing, arming and training Ukraine’s forces as the immediate focus.
• President Volodymyr Selenskyj urged long‑term investment in Ukraine’s military and framed EU membership as a security guarantee, adding that any reassurance force could number in the thousands.