Emmanuel Macron has announced a plan for a “reassurance force” with several countries in Ukraine – but not all European allies have backed the idea.
The French president said some nations disagreed on the proposed deployment of an armed force to back up an eventual peace deal, with only some wanting to take part.
“It is not unanimous,” he said during a news conference after the third summit of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Thursday, with leaders meeting in Paris to coordinate their stance.
But Mr Macron said France and the UK, who are driving the initiative, would move forward with the idea.
“We do not need unanimity to achieve it,” he said.
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