French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Friday at the end of a meeting with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, that French, Spanish and Europeans must get used to assume “a more important part” of the burden for security in relation to the conflict in Ukraine.

The 155th Mechanized Brigade was given French training and weaponry but has been beset by scandal since before it deployed to the front lines.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House.

Ukraine considers NATO to be the most robust deterrent to Russia, but Trump and some top European leaders have poured cold water on the idea of a NATO-led peacekeeping presence in Ukraine.

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday about taking "practical steps" to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, according to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are discussing sending British and French soldiers to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force after any potential deal to end the war, The Telegraph understands.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says French youth being prepared for confrontation under the guise of voluntary measures

The French armed forces conducted secret exercises on the deployment of troops in Ukraine to help repel a possible offensive by the army of the aggressor

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing the possibility of sending a peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine in the

The former NATO secretary general and the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine outlined to Euronews ways to reach a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. View on euronews

"Velikaya Novoselka is the last well-fortified defense and logistics hub of the Ukrainian armed forces in the south Donetsk direction," the ministry said. Earlier, the ministry said that Russian assault teams managed to split the settlement in two and block Ukrainian troops there.