Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace deal ending the nearly three-year war with Russia.

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the cost of the war for US taxpayers through major military aid packages for Ukraine, and vowed to bring the conflict to a swift end.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation on the front line and the possibility of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in a phone call on Jan. 13. The idea of deploying a peacekeeping force on the ground in Ukraine has gained traction in recent months as European nations prepare to play a greater

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday, 13 January. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Zelenskyy said he had discussed the situation on the battlefield with Macron,