90 billion euros for Ukraine – Starmer promises troop deployments

The EU will contribute to efforts to ensure the security guarantees Ukraine needs in any agreement for lasting peace, it said.

The “Coalition of the Willing”: financial aid for Ukraine

Costa specifically mentioned Ukraine’s support on the path to EU accession, which should also secure the country’s future prosperity.

He also referred to new planned financial aid totaling 90 billion euros for the next two years as well as the ongoing EU training mission for the Ukrainian armed forces. “Ukraine must be in the strongest possible position – before, during and after any ceasefire,” Costa said.

The Ukrainian head of state Wolodymyr Selenskij spoke to his French counterpart ahead of the summit Emmanuel Macron about strengthening his country’s defense against Russia. At the same time, he called for a diplomatic solution to the war that had been going on for almost four years. “Diplomacy and real help must go hand in hand,” Zelensky wrote on the online platform X. “Russia is not stopping its attacks on our country, and we must now strengthen air defense to protect our people, our communities and critical infrastructure.”

British Prime Minister promises troop deployments in Ukraine

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised the deployment of British and French forces on Ukrainian soil following a ceasefire. Together with French President Macron, he signed a corresponding declaration of intent that “paves the way for the legal framework” for such an operation, he said at the press conference after the meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing Paris.

Other allies who have not been named also want to send their units to Ukraine.

The aim of the troop deployment is “to secure Ukrainian air and sea space and to rebuild the Ukrainian armed forces for the future.” After a ceasefire, Britain and France wanted to establish military bases in Ukraine and build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment, Starmer said.

According to the British Prime Minister, Great Britain also wants to take part in one US-led monitoring of a possible ceasefire participate. In the long term, the country wants to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons. It’s about creating a basis for long-term peace, he said.