French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a military support force for Ukraine, developed by France, the UK, and other nations in a “coalition of the willing.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country does not need “Russia’s permission” to deploy peacekeeping troops in Ukraine after an eventual ceasefire in the war

"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.

The stationing of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, as proposed by Britain and France as part of a ceasefire agreement with Russia, is a question for Kyiv to decide and not Moscow, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a press interview.

In the matter of deploying foreign troops, Ukraine can proceed without Russia's approval. If troops are sent, they will remain on Ukrainian territory, states French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with Le Parisien.

Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia will have no say in whether foreign troops are deployed to Ukraine to ensure a future ceasefire.

French President Emmanuel Macron said the stationing of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, as proposed by Britain and France as part of a ceasefire agreement with Russia, is a question for Kyiv to decide and not Moscow.

Several European and non-European countries have expressed interest in joining the coalition to deploy troops in Ukraine, informs Ladepeche, citing French President Emmanuel Macron. "What we are working on is a coalition that is open,