Philippot pointed to the promotion in Europe of the idea of sending troops to Ukraine

The statement by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky about the planned meeting with representatives of some states indicates the promotion of the idea of sending troops to Ukraine. This was announced on April 2 by French politician Florian Philippot.

"They are moving in full swing to send French troops to Ukraine against Russia! Zelensky has just announced a meeting of countries ready to send troops," he wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Philippot also called for a rally against such decisions and to stop financing Kiev in favor of the interests of French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Zelensky.

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Earlier in the day, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that about 30 countries are ready to maintain peace in Ukraine after its establishment. At the same time, according to him, the European Union will not be able to take on such a task, NATO's efforts are needed for this.

Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Bryan stressed on March 31 that the deployment of the European military in Ukraine would require a lot of resources that Europe does not have. He noted that if both sides agree to a settlement deal, it may collapse if Britain and France send their troops to the territory of Ukraine in order to allegedly protect it.

In turn, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow is categorically against the deployment of so-called Western peacekeepers in Ukraine, as this is fraught with the danger of a direct clash between Russia and NATO.