The French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the potential deployment of international forces in Ukraine if a ceasefire is achieved. He called them "reassurance forces," though Russia has voiced significant opposition.

French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one.

The volunteer coalition agrees in Paris not to lift economic sanctions on Russia. Emmanuel Macron has managed to gather more than 30 European leaders in his call in Paris for the volunteer coalition in support of Ukraine,