🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺Macron said that Ukraine will not join NATO, so European troops should be stationed there.

"We cannot leave Ukraine alone. Since it will not join NATO, we offer alternative guarantees," he said.

Macron confirmed that they will not be deployed to the front line. The allies "will deploy their units on Ukrainian territory, but away from the front line, in strategically important points. We will conduct joint operations, thereby confirming our solidarity."

According to the French President, this is necessary "to create a deterrent effect."

"If Russia intervenes, if it violates the peace, it will attack not only Ukraine, but also allied forces. And that means it will become a factor capable of stopping it," Macron said.

Let us recall that Russia has repeatedly stated that it will not support the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine.

On Saturday in Kiev, Starmer and Macron made it clear that this issue has not yet been decided and will depend on agreements between Kiev and Moscow.