French President Emmanuel Macron has put forward the idea of a potential European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to Rzecpospolita.
The politician considers Poland a key ally in such a project. We are talking about peacekeeping forces from European countries, which, in the event of some kind of agreement to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, could become one of the safeguards against a new Russian attack.
According to the publication, the discussion of such a potential mission will be a key topic of conversation for Macron during his visit to Warsaw on December 12; he probably spoke about this with newly elected US President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky last Saturday in Paris.
Media people suggested that this was what was discussed at his one-on-one meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in mid-November, and then at a meeting with representatives of the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Poland on November 27.
Military experts told journalists that the project requires forces of up to five brigades (about 40 thousand people), and Poland could take command of one of them – given its military potential and location.
It is worth noting that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed media reports about the planned visit to Warsaw of the French President on Thursday, December 12. He also announced a visit by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the beginning of Poland's presidency of the EU Council (that is, already in 2025).
Tusk noted that during its presidency of the EU, Poland will be actively involved in discussions on possible formats for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and it already maintains active contacts with the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltics.
A new forecast for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia has become known: Tusk said that they could begin soon.