Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Western proposals for an international security presence in Ukraine after a ceasefire, describing the idea as unacceptable and warning that any foreign troops deployed would be treated as military targets, SİA reports citing foreign media.
The initiative was discussed at a Paris summit, where French President Emmanuel Macron said that more than two dozen of Ukraine’s partners had pledged to contribute forces “by land, sea or air” to ensure security once hostilities end. Macron did not specify which countries would take part.
Putin pushed back strongly against the plan, stressing that the presence of allied forces in Ukraine would be considered a direct threat, even if no deployment is currently expected. Prospects for a ceasefire appear slim, despite brief optimism following last month’s Alaska meeting between Putin and US President Donald Trump, which raised speculation of possible talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Speaking on Friday, Putin said he was open to contact with Zelensky but added, “I see little reason to engage, since reaching agreement on fundamental questions with the Ukrainian side seems nearly impossible.”
Meanwhile, Trump commented online that “we’ve likely lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China,” referring to the leaders of those nations meeting in Tianjin earlier in the week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised Trump’s “constructive efforts” to push for peace, while accusing European states of deliberately fueling the conflict.
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