"Russia is not going to discuss the fundamentally unacceptable and security-undermining foreign intervention in Ukraine in any form, in any format, Zakharova told reporters on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Zakharova said that European leaders, who are working on plans for a multinational force in the event of an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, should take note that the next time they aim to discuss this topic, they should have a pointer in the form of Russia's position. Judging by Ukraine's losses, the European Commission has simply outdone itself, she said."
"Zakharova made her comments after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told The Financial Times earlier this week that the European Union had pretty precise plans for deploying a multinational force to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders are set to meet in Paris on Thursday to firm up details of post-conflict security guarantees for Kyiv. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said the details of the security guarantees for Ukraine had been worked out but remained extremely confidential."
Russia rejects any discussion of deploying foreign post-conflict security forces in Ukraine, calling such intervention fundamentally unacceptable and security-undermining. European leaders are preparing plans for a multinational force to be deployed to Ukraine if an agreement to end the war is reached. The European Commission is reported to have detailed plans for such deployment. Ukrainian and European leaders will meet in Paris to finalize post-conflict security guarantees. France and the European Union indicate readiness to offer security guarantees once a peace accord is signed. Russia and Ukraine remain far apart on terms of any potential peace agreement, and Russia insists any deal must meet its conditions.
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