Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has dismissed speculation about European countries preparing to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine as part of a potential ceasefire agreement to end the ongoing war with Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to put an end to speculation that troops from any country will be deployed in Ukraine following a potential peace agreement or in the event of a ceasefire,\u201d Tusk stated during a press conference alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n
The statement followed a report by the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita<\/em> on Wednesday, claiming that discussions were underway about sending a 40,000-strong international peacekeeping force to Ukraine. According to the report, the initiative was allegedly being considered by both Poland and France.<\/p>\n A European diplomat and a French official disclosed that Macron\u2019s visit to Warsaw aimed to discuss the peacekeeping proposal with Tusk. However, the French President\u2019s trip was cut short as France prepared to announce a new prime minister.<\/p>\n During the press conference, Macron confirmed that his discussions with Tusk primarily revolved around Ukraine and the “day after” the war. He did not, however, address the peacekeeping rumors directly and refrained from taking questions from the media.<\/p>\n \u201cThe [new] Trump administration has demonstrated a willingness to influence the conflict\u2019s trajectory. We must work collaboratively with Ukraine and Europe, ensuring that the interests of both Europe and Ukraine are considered,\u201d Macron remarked.<\/p>\n Macron\u2019s swift visit to Poland occurred less than a week after he hosted U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The leaders met in Paris ahead of the ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. During the meeting, Trump expressed his desire for an \u201cimmediate ceasefire\u201d in Ukraine.<\/p>\n While some circles appear to support the idea of a European peacekeeping force, Tusk\u2019s comments suggest that Poland is cautious about the proposal.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have discussed the matter, and any decisions on such actions will be made in Warsaw\u2014and only in Warsaw,\u201d Tusk emphasized. \u201cAt present, no such plans are under consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has dismissed speculation about European countries preparing to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine as part of a potential ceasefire agreement to end the ongoing war with Russia. \u201cI would like to put an end to speculation that troops from any country will be deployed in Ukraine following a potential […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3866,2311,503,207,4250,539,822,1192],"class_list":["post-6709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","tag-donald-tusk","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-headline","tag-nato","tag-peacekeeping-troops","tag-poland","tag-ukraine","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\n