{"id":7766,"date":"2026-01-07T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7766"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:32:48","slug":"uk-france-pledge-reassurance-force-for-ukraine-after-russia-ceasefire-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7766","title":{"rendered":"UK, France pledge \u2018reassurance force\u2019 for Ukraine after Russia ceasefire | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The UK and France will establish \u2018military hubs\u2019 in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Key European allies pledged to send a \u201creassurance force\u201d to Ukraine in a move described as a significant step in the effort to end Russia\u2019s nearly four-year invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a declaration of intent on Tuesday for the deployment of multinational forces to support Kyiv\u2019s defence and reconstruction \u2013 if a ceasefire with Russia is agreed on.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The announcement follows a meeting of more than two dozen countries in Paris.\u00a0The nations dubbed the \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d have explored for months how to deter any future Russian aggression should it agree to stop fighting Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate response from Russia, however. President Vladimir Putin has ruled out any deployment of troops from NATO countries on Ukrainian soil.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has long said it cannot be safe without guarantees that are comparable to the NATO alliance\u2019s \u200dmutual defence agreement Article 5 to deter Russia from attacking again.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy welcomed the promised security guarantees for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important that today the coalition has substantive documents. These are not just words. There is concrete content: a joint declaration by all the coalition countries and a trilateral declaration by France, Britain, and Ukraine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been defined how those forces will be managed and at what levels command will be exercised,\u201d Zelensky added.<\/p>\n<p>Macron said \u201cseveral thousand\u201d French soldiers could be deployed to Ukraine to maintain peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are not forces that will be engaged in combat,\u201d Macron told France 2 television on the sidelines of the summit, calling such a deployment \u201ca force of reassurance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer said allies will participate in US-led monitoring and verification of any ceasefire, support the long-term provision of armaments for Ukraine\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>The UK and France will \u201cestablish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine\u2019s defensive needs\u201d \u2013 in the event of a peace deal with Russia, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer said peace in Ukraine \u2060is closer than ever though \u200bthe \u201chardest yards\u201d still \u200dlay ahead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4220032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4220032\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4220032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ap_695d60c8161e4-1767727304.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"France's President Emmanuel Macron, center, gestures as Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob, second left, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, second right, and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, react during a family photo at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026, on the sideline of the Coalition of the Willing summit for Ukraine. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4220032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World leaders at the \u2018Coalition of the Willing\u2019 summit for Ukraine on Tuesday [Ludovic Marin via AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"ompromises\">\u2018Compromises\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>US \u200denvoy \u200dSteve Witkoff said there was significant progress made on \u200bseveral critical issues facing \u200dUkraine including security guarantees and a \u201cprosperity plan\u201d. Security \u200dprotocols for Ukraine are \u201clargely \u2060finished\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe agree \u200dwith \u2060the coalition that durable security guarantees and robust prosperity commitments are essential to \u200ba lasting peace \u200cin the Ukraine, and we will continue to \u200cwork together on this effort,\u201d \u200cWitkoff said \u2060in a post on X after talks in \u200cParis.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s \u200dreconstruction \u200dis inextricably linked to security guarantees, German \u2060Chancellor Friedrich Merz \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomic strength will \u200dbe indispensable \u2060to guarantee that Ukraine will continue to credibly block \u200bRussia \u200cin the future,\u201d Merz said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted Ukraine and its European allies will have to accept \u201ccompromises\u201d to achieve a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will certainly have to make compromises\u201d to end the nearly four-year-old war. \u201cWe will not achieve textbook diplomatic solutions,\u201d said Merz.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has revealed few details of its stance in the US-led peace negotiations. Officials have reaffirmed Russia\u2019s demands and insisted there can be no ceasefire until a comprehensive settlement is agreed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK and France will establish \u2018military hubs\u2019 in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. 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