The President of the United States Donald Trump said he was “completely favorable” to the deployment of European troops to try to maintain peace in Ukraine and provide security guarantees to kyiv.
08:32 – “Russia has decided to make us enemies,” says Jean -Noël Barrot
“Russia has targeted European countries for three years. Obviously, with its statements and hostile actions, Russia has decided to make enemies of us and therefore we must open our eyes, realize the magnitude of the Threat and protect us, “said Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on RTL. He continues: “As long as the Ukrainians fight, we will support them (…) to prevent a front line from moving to Poland, in the Baltic countries, increasingly close to France”.
08:20 – Moscow closes the door to send European soldiers
Russia has firmly opposed the deployment of European soldiers in Ukraine. “We have explained today that the deployment of troops of armed forces in NATO countries, but under another flag, under the flag of the European Union or under national flags does not change anything. It is of course Unacceptable, “said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
08:14 – United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium .. they do not exclude the sending of soldiers
British Prime Minister Keir Starmers said he was “ready to consider a commitment from the British forces on the ground alongside others if a lasting peace agreement was concluded” in the Daily Telegraph. He ensures that he measures “the responsibility implied by potentially in danger” the British army. But “helping to guarantee the security of Ukraine is helping to guarantee the security of our continent and the security of the country,” he abounds.
Sweden, also “does not exclude” sending peacekeepers for peacekeeping to Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. Finally, Belgium also opened the door through its Minister of Defense Theo Francken: “With enough guarantees, it is possible,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws.
08:07 – The sending of French troops swept away by Jean -Noël Barrot
Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron said that Paris “does not prepare to send troops to the ground, belligerent in a conflict, on the front” in Ukraine. It is “too early to talk about it (…) This question will arise when peace has been found to be guaranteed,” said French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean- Noël Barrot on France Info. A position held this Wednesday, February 19, at the microphone of RTL by the Minister. Sending European troops? “This is not the question of the moment”. And if that were the case, it would first be within the framework of a peace agreement, and “not to go fight but to avoid the resumption of fights,” he said.
08:03 – Trump favorable to sending European soldiers to Ukraine, but ..
This Tuesday, February 18, Donald Trump announced that he was “totally favorable” to a future deployment of European soldiers on Ukrainian soil to maintain peace and provide peace guarantees to Volodymyr Zelensky. “If (Europeans) want to do it, it’s good, I’m totally for. I think it’s a good idea. If you have a peace agreement then having European troops would be a good thing”, He assured since his residence in Mar-A-Lago in Florida. On the other hand, it was clear on the sending of American troops: “We will not have to deploy because we, the United States, are very geographically distant”, he concludes.
02/18/25 – 23:38 – Donald Trump about to meet Vladimir Putin? “Probably,” said the American president
End of direct – Donald Trump spoke on Tuesday evening during a press conference on the war in Ukraine. The American president said he was “very favorable” to the presence of European troops in Ukraine to ensure peacekeeping. At the end of the discussions led earlier in Ryad with the Russians, he said he was “confident” in the possibility of an agreement with Moscow. “I think I have the power to end the war,” said Donald Trump, saying that he would “probably” meet Vladimir Putin before the end of February.
02/18/25 – 23:18 – A new meeting organized by Macron on Wednesday “with several European and non -European states”
After a first meeting on Monday with several European leaders, Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday evening organized a new meeting on Wednesday. This time, “several European and non-European states” will be invited. The war in Ukraine will always be at the heart of the discussions.
02/18/25 – 22:52 – French political forces gathered in the coming days by Macron
Emmanuel Macron also entrusted, during his interview with the regional daily press, wanting to bring together “in the coming days” French political forces around the question of war in Ukraine. “I will have the opportunity to bring together parliamentary groups and parties […] To present to them the inventory and initiatives of France, “he said, evoking a meeting in the” Saint-Denis format “.
02/18/25 – 22:03 – “France is not about to send troops to the ground,” says Emmanuel Macron
The President of the Republic granted an interview on Tuesday evening to the regional daily press. On this occasion, Emmanuel Macron said that Paris “does not prepare to send troops to the ground, belligerent in a conflict, on the front” in Ukraine. On the other hand, the tenant of the Élysée estimated that in the context of a peace agreement with Moscow, “experts or even troops in limited terms, outside any conflict zone” could possibly be sent to “consolidate the Ukrainians and sign solidarity.