An informal summit in Paris among European leaders concluded without any concrete announcement, as the idea of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine remains highly divisive.
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00:00European leaders have vowed continuous support for Ukraine during emergency talks in Paris,
00:07hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. This comes after the U.S. opted for direct
00:12peace talks with Russia, bypassing European allies.
00:17Together with NATO, the countries reaffirmed their key support for Ukraine, aiming for
00:21a united front with the United States.
00:25There should be no division of security and responsibility between Europe and the U.S.
00:32This means that NATO is based on the fact that we always act together and are together
00:37in the risk and ensure our security. This should not be questioned.
00:43This must also be kept in mind.
00:45But division remains over a possible post-war peacekeeping troop deployment in Ukraine.
00:49In the event, a ceasefire is signed.
00:52So can these European countries convince U.S. President Donald Trump that they should be
00:57invited to the negotiating table?
00:59To achieve this, these countries will have to put up a united front at a time when there
01:04are already deep divisions when it comes to certain key questions like whether to send
01:09troops to Ukraine.
01:11This informal summit held on Monday in Paris also poses the decades-old question, how should
01:17Europe position itself on the international stage when it comes to a more common defense
01:23strategy as the bloc's security is at a turning point, as mentioned by Ursula von der Leyen,
01:29the President of the European Commission, this Monday morning.
01:33Sofia Katsenkova reporting from Paris for Euronews.