Russia rejects Western security guarantees for Ukraine after coalition pledges force

PARIS: Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a “reassurance” force to deploy in the wartorn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow. A force to deter Russia from again attacking its neighbor is a key pillar of the security backstop a coalition of mainly European countries want to offer to Ukraine if the war ends via a peace deal or a ceasefire.

Raccontata daarabnews.comaljazeera.comupi.comtelegraph.co.uklemonde.frtass.com