Boots on the ground to stop Putin? 26 states commit to Ukraine's post-war security

04/09/2025 18:10 France 24

Security guarantees for Ukraine have been agreed at the Paris meeting of the Coalition of the Willing to help Ukraine in its existential fight against Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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