BERLIN: European leaders on Monday proposed a European-led “multinational force” with US support to enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine, according to a joint statement.
The force would be part of “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the United States and European powers aimed at guaranteeing that Russia would not violate an agreement to end the war.
The statement — whose signatories included the leaders of Britain, France and Germany — was released as European leaders gathered with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin.
The statement also outlined what it said were other points of agreement between a dozen European leaders and US officials in talks over the outlines of a peace proposal.
Ukraine’s military should continue receiving extensive support, and maintain a peacetime strength of 800,000 troops, the statement said.
