"Kyiv's European allies are working on "pretty precise plans" and a "clear road map" for a potential deployment of troops to Ukraine should a peace deal be struck between Kyiv and Moscow, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Von der Leyen, in comments published in The Financial Times on August 31, added that any such venture would have the full backing of the United States, which has swayed back and forth on potential involvement over the past year."
"She said European leaders were working on the framework for "a multinational troop [deployment] and the backstop of the Americans." "Of course, it always needs the political decision of the respective country, because deploying troops is one of the most important sovereign decisions of a nation." "[But] the sense of urgency is very high...it's moving forward. It's really taking shape.""
European allies and the United States are preparing precise plans and a clear road map for a possible multinational troop deployment to Ukraine if Kyiv and Moscow reach a peace deal. Strong security guarantees from Western allies, especially the United States, are positioned as essential components of any cease-fire arrangement. European leaders are increasing focus on national defense spending and military readiness in states near Russia. Plans envision tens of thousands of European troops with US backstop support through command, control, intelligence, and surveillance assets rather than US ground combat forces. Any deployment would require individual national political approval as a sovereign decision.
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