On Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Warsaw was not “planning any such actions” at the moment, but that he had discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the prospect of placing foreign forces in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.
Macron, for his part, demanded a solution to Russia’s nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine that considers the interests of both Kyiv and the EU, claiming that both the former’s security and the latter’s sovereignty were at risk.
Macron’s trip to Warsaw followed his meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, where Trump stated that resolving the conflict would be his top priority when he takes office next month.
With the announcement of a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine on Thursday, Washington is rushing to support Kyiv despite concerns that Trump may attempt to pressure Ukraine into making concessions in order to secure a truce.
In response to rumours regarding peacekeepers, Tusk claimed to have spoken with Macron about the issue.
“Any decision on Polish actions will be taken in Warsaw and only in Warsaw. For the moment, we are not planning any such actions,” he added.
In Warsaw, Macron did not publicly mention the possibility of foreign peacekeepers, but in February he floated the idea of Western troops in Ukraine.
Asked about the proposal on Monday, Zelensky said: “Frankly, we can think and work on Emmanuel (Macron)’s position”.
“He proposed that some troops of some state should be present on the territory of Ukraine to guarantee our security while Ukraine is not in NATO,” he added.
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