Discussions on the Ukrainian settlement between a number of European leaders are scheduled for Thursday in France, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday.
“Those who previously met with (US President Donald) Trump in Washington are expected to gather in Paris on Thursday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to continue high-level discussions,” the publication writes, citing diplomatic sources.
“Among those present will be German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,” the FT notes.
No official announcement has been made about this meeting yet. The meeting is expected to be a continuation of discussions on security guarantees that the US and EU countries could provide to Ukraine after the war ends. These include the deployment of several tens of thousands of European troops in the country, according to the article.
In turn, in an interview with the FT, von der Leyen said that Europe is working on a plan to “deploy multinational forces with American support.”
“President Trump has assured us that American support will be part of the guarantees. He has repeatedly and clearly confirmed this,” she said.
