Reference News, September 4 report - According to AFP, European leaders and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held a meeting in Paris on September 4 to discuss providing security guarantees to Kyiv in the event of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war.
The report said that the so-called "volunteer alliance" has made commitments that are currently confidential, but it is expected to include strengthening training for the Ukrainian army and some European countries deploying troops in Ukraine, which has angered Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on September 4 that Russia will not consider the deployment of foreign troops "in any form" in Ukraine.
Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated at an economic forum in the Russian Far East: "Russia will not discuss any form of fundamentally unacceptable foreign intervention that undermines Ukraine's security." She called Kyiv's pursuit of security guarantees as "dangerous guarantees for the European continent."
Zakharova said: "The ideas of Kyiv's leaders are essentially a replica of the initiatives of European sponsors... this is absolutely unacceptable."
She called the security that Ukraine expects as "a platform for terrorism, a platform for provocation against our country." She said: "They are not guarantees for Ukraine's security, but guarantees that pose a danger to the European continent."
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on September 4 that if a ceasefire agreement is reached, Russia has no right to veto Western powers' decision to deploy troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees for Ukraine.
Rutte said: "Why should we care about Russia's opinion on stationing troops in Ukraine? Ukraine is a sovereign state, and it's not up to Russia to decide... Russia has nothing to do with this."
The report said that the "volunteer alliance" meeting, led by France and the UK, aims to finalize contributions from all parties to the planned security measures. Western diplomats revealed that around 30 countries are currently discussing the possibility of forming a "security force" for Ukraine, and all parties have already provided specific numbers of forces they can commit.
European countries hope that by presenting a clear plan, they can convince US President Trump to fulfill his commitment to provide military support to Ukraine. (Translated by Lu Di)
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