Foreign troops in Ukraine impossible without Russia’s consent – Merz

France and the UK have signed a “declaration of intent” to deploy forces to the country after a peace deal is signed

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is an essential precondition for deploying international troops, adding that the world remains “far off” from this and that such a vision “simply does not work without the consent of Russia.”

Following the ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting in Paris on Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced they had signed a declaration of intent to deploy forces to Ukraine and establish “military hubs”…

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