European countries are divided over sending troops to Ukraine following US President Donald Trump’s peace talks with Russia, with Germany, Poland, and Spain hesitant to deploy peacekeeping forces. In an emergency meeting in Paris, leaders discussed boosting defense spending and a potential “reassurance force” behind a ceasefire line in Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy rejected negotiations excluding Ukraine. The US’s change in stance on Ukraine has prompted European leaders to consider joint borrowing for defense spending, with UK Prime Minister Starmer committing to increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP.
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