Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe has ‘pretty precise’ plan to send troops to Ukraine; Zelensky vows revenge
Europe is preparing “pretty precise” plans to send a multinational force to Ukraine once the conflict ends, Ursula von der Leyen has said.
The European Commission president told the Financial Times that the plan – backed by US military capabilities – includes tens of thousands of European-led troops, with Washington providing command, intelligence and surveillance support.“President Trump reassured us that there will be (an) American presence as part of the backstop,” Ms von der Leyen said.
“That was very clear and repeatedly affirmed.”
The proposal was discussed at a meeting last month between Mr Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and senior European leaders.
Meanwhile, Russian drone strikes on power facilities left nearly 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity on Sunday. Mr Zelensky vowed retaliation, saying Ukraine had prepared “new deep strikes” inside Russia after attacks damaged infrastructure around the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Hardest hit was the port city of Chornomorsk, Odesa’s governor said, where homes and administrative buildings were also damaged.
