French President Emmanuel Macron said Moscow has no right to decide whether peacekeeping forces will be located in Ukraine. In an interview with Le Parisien , the French leader stressed that this issue is exclusively within the competence of Ukraine and its international partners.
"Ukraine is a sovereign state, and if it asks for allied troops to be in its territory, it is not a matter of Russia - to accept them or not," Macron said.
Separately, the French leader commented on the peace plan of the United Kingdom and France. Working on the document is almost complete. It is later presented by the United States. As Macron noted, the goal is not to create "mass troops" because the largest army in Europe is the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"It is about the deployment of several thousand people from each country in key points for training programs and demonstration of our support in the long run," he added.
Sending peacekeepers to Ukraine
A number of countries have declared their willingness to send their peacekeepers to Ukraine to maintain peace. In particular, such a step is ready to go in Denmark.
In turn, the German defensive concern RheinMetall promised to support a possible international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. CEO of Concern Armin Papperger said Rheinmetall is ready to offer his products for weapons.
Russia has already talked about the inadmissibility of the location of foreign troops in Ukraine. They say that such a step will be regarded as direct interference with "conflict".
