According to the interlocutors, the meeting was initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron.
It is expected to be awaited by the Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merets, British Prime Minister Kira Starmer, General Secretary of NATO Mark Rutte, as well as the head of the European Commission Ursulu von der Lyain.
Sources noted that those present should discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, in particular, sending foreign troops as a deterrence forces after a ceasefire. According to von der Lyain, Europe has a “rather accurate” plan about this.
However, The Telegraph reported that the “coalition of those who wish” reduced the number of military people who were ready to send to Ukraine after the war. According to Bild, Mertz believes that his The country should focus on financing the Ukrainian army instead of sending European troops to Ukraine after a truce.
Context
For the first time after the start of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the probability of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine was stated in 2024 by French President Emmanuel Macron. This idea was supported by British Prime Minister Kir Starkmer. According to the media, in the spring of 2025 he declared his readiness to deploy 10 thousand British military in Ukraine. The relevant plans were discussed as part of the Coalition of those who wish, whose members became dozens of states.
After the Summit of European leaders with Trump in Washington on August 18, American and European officials began to develop an offer providing for security guarantees for Ukraine. A working group was created, which included advisers to the leaders of the national security countries, it was headed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Among the scenarios, which, according to the media, are considered by this group, is the sending of a military contingent to Ukraine as part of guarantees.
British Defense Minister John Hili said on August 15 that the British side was ready to send his troops to Ukraine if a truce with the Russian Federation is reached. According to media reports, Great Britain is ready to send troops to Ukraine to protect the sky and ports. The United States will not send its troops to Ukraine, Trump said, but “ready to help from the air.” According to him, the military contingents in Ukraine are ready to send, except for the UK, France and Germany. Estonia and Lithuania also declared their readiness to place their military in Ukraine.
The US President believes that this will not be a problem, but in the Foreign Ministry of the aggressor, they declare the “failure to enforce any scenarios providing for the emergence of a military contingent in Ukraine with the participation of NATO countries.”
