"This week France, the UK and Ukraine signed a declaration of intent relating to the deployment of what they described as a multinational force in support of Ukraine's defense, reconstruction and strategic sustainability. Experts said that given that the declaration was a written and signed document, it was a firmer and more formal assurance to Ukraine. On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany could also play a military role and deploy "forces on NATO territory neighboring Ukraine," after a ceasefire has been achieved."
"For the first time, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also expressed a willingness to send troops as part of a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine although the extent of the contribution remains unclear. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, a Senior Fellow at Brussels based think tank Bruegel, said a two-nation force is deliberately described as multinational, to allow other European but also non-Europeans, to join in. "Who could it be? I think maybe Australia, or definitely Turkey which is a major player in the Black Sea," he told DW."
European allies met in Paris to firm up security guarantees for Ukraine with U.S. envoys present. Security protocols were described as largely finished and intended to ensure the war ends permanently. France and the United Kingdom committed to deploy troops in a post-war scenario, while the United States did not offer to protect those troops if Russia threatened them. France, the UK and Ukraine signed a declaration of intent for a multinational force to support Ukraine's defense, reconstruction and strategic sustainability. Germany said it could deploy forces on NATO territory neighboring Ukraine after a ceasefire.
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