In Brussels, ahead of an EU crisis summit on Ukraine, the US and Ukraine are preparing for a meeting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that teams from both countries have started preparing for talks. French President Emmanuel Macron is considering extending France's nuclear weapons protection to allies and plans an international meeting next week regarding potential peacekeeping forces for Ukraine.
The EU summit addresses responses to disagreements between the US and Zelenskyy. Discussions include increasing defense spending to support Ukraine and enhance European defense capabilities. Zelenskyy mentioned that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, spoke with US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz to prepare for a meeting with the US, with potential initial results next week.
Macron is also exploring placing allied countries under the protection of French nuclear weapons and plans an international meeting next week to discuss deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. He emphasized the need for long-term support for the Ukrainian army, potentially including European forces to ensure peace agreement compliance.