Ukraine-Russia war latest: European troops deployed to Ukraine will ‘respond’ if attacked by Moscow, Macron warns
European troops deployed to Ukraine would respond to a Russian attack, French president Emmanuel Macron warned.
After a meeting in Paris, France, between Mr Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, he said European troops would fight Putin’s troops if attacked by them after any ceasefire agreement.
“If there was again a generalised aggression against Ukrainian soil, these armies would be under attack and then it’s our usual framework of engagement,” he said.
It comes after senior Zelensky aide ZIgor Zhovkva said British troops must be ready to fight Vladimir Putin’s forces to defend Ukraine.
Mr Zhovkva said European soldiers should be prepared to fight Russia and defend Ukraine if deployed to the country after any ceasefire agreement.
“It’s not the amount which matters… it is also their readiness to fight, their readiness to defend, their readiness to be equipped,” Mr Zhovkva told AFP.
Sir Keir Starmer has urged a “coalition of a willing” to organise a European peacekeeping force to monitor Ukraine’s border and enforce a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv.
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte warned Russia on Wednesday that a reaction to an attack on Europe would be “devastating.”
