Correspondence by Dan Alexe // European defense discussed in Paris and Strasbourg

A meeting of the military chiefs from European countries willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, in Paris, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The meeting will focus on the potential future deployment of European forces in Ukraine. These troops are intended not to engage in frontline combat but to ensure the full respect of a peace agreement once it is reached. Notably, the meeting will also include representatives from the UK, which, although no longer part of the EU, remains the second nuclear power on the European continent.

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