"The announcement came after a summit in Paris hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and attended by more than two dozen leaders of the states that make up the coalition of the willing of Ukrainian allies, plus the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who said the US president strongly stands behind the security protocols."
"Macron, the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the trilateral declaration of intent on Tuesday evening after hours of talks, which they said would pave the way for the deployment of French and British troops on Ukrainian soil. Following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine, said Starmer. However the planned ground force is unlikely to engage directly with Russian forces should Moscow relaunch an invasion of Ukraine."
Britain and France declared readiness to deploy troops to Ukraine after a peace deal despite likely strong Russian opposition. Leaders met in Paris with US envoy Steve Witkoff. Macron, Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a trilateral declaration to enable French and British deployments. After a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine; ground forces will be stationed behind the contact line and not intended to engage Russian forces. The coalition plans US-led ceasefire monitoring and long-term support for Ukrainian forces, but size and scope remain unclear. Witkoff said US security guarantees aim to deter and to defend.
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