Overview
- Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a declaration of intent to deploy a European‑led reassurance force and to set up UK‑French military hubs in Ukraine once hostilities halt.
- Allies endorsed continuous US‑led ceasefire monitoring and verification, and agreed to establish a US‑Ukraine‑Coalition coordination cell at an operational headquarters in Paris.
- Partners advanced plans for binding, multi‑layered guarantees that keep Ukraine’s armed forces as the first line of defense, with long‑term assistance and defined responses to any future Russian attack.
- France and the UK indicated readiness to place troops in Ukraine—Paris said possibly several thousand—while Germany proposed roles from neighboring territory and Italy and Poland ruled out sending troops.
- Key issues remain unresolved, including territorial arrangements and rules for any foreign forces, alongside Russian opposition to Western deployments and the requirement for each country’s ratification.