There will be no European troops on Ukrainian soil “in the coming weeks” is one of the guarantees
Following the London Summit, in which AE committed to elaborating a peace plan to present to the United States, France proposed a first step on Monday: a partial one-month truce that would include the end of air, sea attacks and energy infrastructure but not ground fighting. For Paris, if Russia committed to this partial truce, it would show its good faith for more comprehensive and lasting peace negotiations.
“A truce in the air, sea and energy infrastructures would allow us to determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith when he is committed to a truce. And that’s where the true peace negotiations could start, ”proposed French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in a, explains that, according to the Anglo-Francesa proposal, European troops would only be sent to Ukraine in a second phase.
“There will be no European troops in Ukraine in the coming weeks,” says the French president in the interview.
“The question is how we will use this time to try to get a truce, with negotiations that will take several weeks and then, once peace, a shipping (troops),” says Macron, without detailing how the monitoring of this partial truce would be done.
British Minister of the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, says there is no deal with Paris about this a month’s truce, but it is a proposal “among many other options” that are being discussed “private.”
The commentator of CNN Portugal, Francisco Pereira Coutinho, considers the proposal advanced by France “very little thought” and without “legs to walk”. “It would benefit Ukraine, which has been the target of incessant attacks by the Russian Federation, namely about its electric infrastructure. It would be very poorly plausible that a proposal of this content was accepted by the Russians, ”says the commentator.
The four -point plan plan
British Prime Minister Keir Strmer announced a four-point plan to collaborate with Ukraine to end the war with Russia. Strmer said that the United Kingdom, France and other countries will intensify their efforts in a “coalition of will.”
Speaking of a press conference after the European leaders meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, Stmerr said four points had been agreed: maintaining military aid and increasing economic pressure on Russia; The presence of Ukraine in peace conversations; Reinforce Ukraine’s defensive abilities to prevent any future invasion and develop a “coalition of stakeholders” to defend an agreement in Ukraine and ensure peace.
In an interview with the BBC, Keir Strmer revealed that the United Kingdom, France and Ukraine agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States.
“We agreed that we would work on a plan to stop war and then discuss this plan with the United States. It is a step forward in relation to the point where we were on Friday, “he said.
Keir Strmer did not say which countries agreed to join the coalition, but stated that those who committed themselves would intensify planning with true urgency. The United Kingdom will support its commitment to “boots on the ground and airplanes in the air,” he said.
In the antenna of CNN Portugal, Francisco Pereira Coutinho noted the erased role of Germany at the London meeting, the result of the internal political uncertainty that crosses the largest European power. “Scholz was there, but it’s like it’s not. Scholz is leaving, lost the elections, ”recalls Pereira Coutinho, adding that the new German chancellor is expected, which will most likely Friedrich Merz, a firmer position in the discussion.
Already this Monday, Kremlin, who rejected the idea of western troops being sent to Ukraine, said the confrontation in the oval room between Trump and Zelensky showed how difficult it would be to reach a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
