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BBC News (5 September 2025)

Paul Kirby

The Kremlin has rejected any situation where foreign troops would be stationed in Ukraine to provide security guarantees, according to Russian state media.

It follows a pledge by Emmanuel Macron that 26 Western allies had formally committed to deploying troops "by land, sea or air" to Ukraine the day after a ceasefire is agreed.

After a summit of 35 countries dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing", the French president said US support would be finalised in the coming days.

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