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09/01/2025September 1, 2025
EU drawing up ‘pretty precise’ troop deployment plan to Ukraine
European Union President has told British newspapaer the Financial Times that ‘precise plans’ are being drawn up for multinational troop deployment to .
The force would be part of security guarantees for the country following the , which would have the backing of the United States, she said.
Potentially tens of thousands of troops would receive assistance, including intelligence and surveillance assets from Washington, according to the report.
“President Trump reassured us that there will be (an) American presence as part of the backstop,” von der Leyen told the FT.
She added the USassurances of support “was very clear and repeatedly affirmed”
The arrangements, she said, were agreed upon during a meeting between US President , Ukrainian President and senior European leaders in August.
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Concrete plans are being drawn up by the EU on multinational troop deployments as part of security agreements following the end of .
Meanwhile, Chancellor said in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF that he is not hopeful about seeing an end to the war in 2025.
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