🇺🇦✈️ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down in Paris this Thursday for what could be a game-changing summit on Ukraine’s future security. Think of it as rallying your dream squad for the ultimate group project 🤝.
His lineup of top European allies includes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Starmer, this ‘coalition of the willing’ is cooking up robust proposals to keep Ukraine safe from future threats 🇪🇺.
Von der Leyen told the Financial Times that Europe is drafting ‘pretty precise plans’ for a multinational troop deployment of soldiers from different countries, backed by U.S. capabilities. But Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, fired back that it’s premature – saying she lacks the mandate to make such moves.
Security guarantees are now Kyiv’s top ask: a peacekeeping force on the ground plus NATO-style defense promises if formal membership is off the table. Russia, as always, has warned it won’t tolerate any Western troops in Ukraine, setting up a high-stakes standoff.
As the Paris talks kick off, all eyes are on how these discussions could reshape post-war guarantees and global stability 🌍. For young changemakers in South and Southeast Asia, this is a reminder that international solidarity can be the difference between peace and conflict ✌️.
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Zelenskyy to discuss security guarantees with key allies in Paris
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