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Posted on August 31, 2025
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Europe plans a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine with U.S. support as part of security guarantees, with leaders meeting in Paris to discuss further.
(Reuters) -Europe is drawing up "pretty precise plans" for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine as part of post-conflict security guarantees that will have the backing of U.S. capabilities, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Financial Times in an interview published Sunday.
“President Trump reassured us that there will be (an) American presence as part of the backstop,” von der Leyen told the FT, adding that “That was very clear and repeatedly affirmed.”
The deployment is set to include potentially tens of thousands of European-led troops, backed by assistance from the U.S., including control and command systems and intelligence and surveillance assets, the report said, adding that this arrangement was agreed at a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and senior European leaders last month.
European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and von der Leyen are expected to gather in Paris on Thursday, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, to continue the high-level discussions on Ukraine, the FT reported, citing three diplomats briefed on the plans.
(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens and Ros Russell)
Europe is formulating 'pretty precise plans' for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine as part of post-conflict security guarantees.
The deployment will have the backing of U.S. capabilities, including control and command systems and intelligence and surveillance assets.
European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and von der Leyen, are expected to meet in Paris.
President Trump reassured that there will be an American presence as part of the backstop for the troop deployment.
The deployment is set to potentially include tens of thousands of European-led troops.
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