French president Emmanuel Macron (right) and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Hague, Netherlands, 24 June 2025. © Kin Cheung / WPA Pool via Getty Images
The British-French initiative to send troops to Ukraine after a possible ceasefire with Russia slows down and increases tensions between the 2 countries, informed Politico on Monday citing officials.
French president Emmanuel Macron stated last year that Kiev supporters should not regulation out sending soldiers to Ukraine.Following the inauguration of U.S. president Donald Trump in January, who gave precedence to securing a ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev, Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer united ‘coal of the willing’ – countries that could participate in the mission after the ceasefire in Ukraine.Russia warned that it would not tolerate this.The next coalition gathering is scheduled for Thursday and will be co-chaired by Macron and Starmer of the Northwood British Army headquarters, which houses the NATO Alliance Command.
The gathering coincides with Macron's state visit to the UK.Politico quoted 2 French officials who stated that the initiative "there is no clear direction’ And they blamed London for her stagnation.
They claimed that the UK government had put an unreasonable emphasis on securing US support, which has not yet materialized.Meanwhile, British officials reportedly accused Macro of focusing more on his legacy as his presidency approached the end.
The divided on Ukraine is 1 of respective ‘Italian cracks [which] began to appear in the bromansa through the English Channel’, Politico reported.The Pentagon late suspended arms shipments to Ukraine, citing the request to prioritise US self-defense and missions elsewhere.
On Sunday Trump said he was doing ‘many’, to aid Ukraine, after being asked by a reporter, why Washington does not defend Ukraine as firmly as Israel.Last week, Macro called Russian president Vladimir Putin for the first time in 3 years, following Israeli and American attacks on Iranian atomic facilities.
Russia condemned the attacks as damaging to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of atomic Weapons.
Macron said the conversation was intended to discuss the effects of the attacks, stressing that France "be liable for ensuring stability."Moscow accused Western governments of encouraging Kiev to fight ‘to the last Ukrainian’ and maintains that no amount of military aid will reverse Ukraine's destiny on the battlefield.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/621122-Ukraine-coalition-willing-direction/
