The United Kingdom and France plan to present US President Donald Trump with a comprehensive post-war "reassurance force" plan for Ukraine in an effort to persuade him to join the security guarantees for Kyiv.

Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Bloomberg sources reported that within the next two weeks, military representatives of the "coalition of the willing" intend to agree on the details of how they could ensure the security of Ukraine’s airspace, coastline and land territory, as well as restore its Armed Forces.

Paris and London hope that the final plan for the "reassurance force" will convince Trump to provide them with "backstop" in the form of air force, border security and intelligence capabilities.

Bloomberg has information that 30 members of the "coalition of the willing" were asked  to outline in writing their potential contribution to the "reassurance force". Fewer than ten of them definitively committed to deploying troops, while a total of 15 expressed readiness to send equipment to Ukraine.

The chiefs of defence staff and defence ministers of the UK and France aim to analyse all written responses during April to formulate a plan for Trump, the sources added.

Background:

• "The coalition of the willing", led by France and the UK, is developing a plan to deploy a mission to Ukraine to guarantee a future ceasefire.
• The coalition outlined four key objectives for the reassurance force in Ukraine: safe skies, safe seas, peace on land and a strong Ukrainian army.
• On 4 April, the chiefs of general staff of the French and UK armies visited Kyiv, where they met with Ukraine’s top leadership. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the needs and objectives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to provide long-term support.

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