France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine must have a pivotal role in any potential negotiations over Russia’s war in the country.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has spoken with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Quote: "We had a detailed one-on-one discussion, focusing on key priorities to further strengthen Ukraine’s position against Russian aggression.

A viral post on X claims that French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing the European Union to deploy military forces to Ukraine. “BREAKING: FRENCH PRESIDENT Macron to push for sending EU troops to Ukraine,” reads the post, which had more than 180,000 views as of December 17.

Several countries are considering joining a potential Western allied contingent in Ukraine, as proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, although discussions are still in the early stages. Source: Heorhii Tykhyi,

Donald Trump’s election in the US has raised fears in Kyiv that he could try to force big concessions on Ukraine in return for a ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WARSAW/PARIS - The leaders of France and Poland will hold talks on Ukraine on Thursday, including the possibility of sending European troops there as a security guarantee in the event of a peace deal with Russia,

Warsaw has said there are no current plans to station foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential cease-fire deal to end the war with Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday chose Francois Bayrou to be the new Prime Minister. Bayrou is a centrist leader of the MoDem Party.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday said he discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the possibility of stationing foreign troops in Ukraine in case of a ceasefire, but that Warsaw was not currently "planning any such actions".

Meanwhile the government in the restive French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia collapsed Tuesday in a wave of resignations by pro-independence figures — another challenge for the new overseas affairs minister, Manuel Valls, and the incoming Cabinet.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and French leader Emmanuel Macron have discussed the possibility of France sending troops to Ukraine. Mr Macron became the first European leader to discuss the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine earlier this year.

This idea, initially proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, has reportedly garnered interest from multiple countries.