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Add as preferred source on GoogleFrance is in discussions with Britain and Ukraine about potential troop support, as Macron emphasizes strategic presence. European leaders support a Ukraine ceasefire.
PARIS (Reuters) - France is consulting with partners on how to potentially support Ukraine in its struggle with Russia with troops, French President Emmanuel Macron told newspaper Le Parisien on Saturday, without elaborating on what such a presence could include.
"We are working on the presence and strategic footprint of the partner countries. There have been several exchanges between our British, French and Ukrainian chiefs of staff, who have coordinated the work with all their partners, and all this is becoming clearer and making progress," Macron was cited in the article.
"The key is to have troops in Ukraine," he added.
Major European powers including France threw their weight behind an unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire, with the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Macron joined the leaders of Britain, Germany and Poland on a visit to Kyiv on Saturday during which they held a phone call with Trump.
(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, Editing by Nick Zieminski)
France is consulting with partners on how to potentially support Ukraine with troops, according to President Macron.
The discussions involve British, French, and Ukrainian chiefs of staff coordinating their military strategies.
Macron emphasized that having troops in Ukraine is key to their support efforts.
Major European powers, including France, supported an unconditional 30-day ceasefire for Ukraine.
Macron visited Kyiv alongside leaders from Britain, Germany, and Poland, where they held discussions about the situation in Ukraine.
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