Security Guarantees or an "Iron Wall": Paris Agrees to Deploy Multinational Forces in Ukraine
As the world held its breath, Paris has already sketched the outlines of a new security architecture that could forever change the course of the war. While skeptics spoke of Western fatigue, the French capital became the place where the word "guarantees" finally takes on real military weight: Ukraine is preparing to deploy a foreign contingent to secure lasting peace.
By Tetiana Suchkova-Ladik
January 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Five steps to security: what the leaders agreed on
According to authoritative sources TF1 and LCI, behind the scenes of the talks at the Élysée Palace a strategic plan of five key points was agreed. These are not just another set of memoranda, but concrete "modalities for a ceasefire" and a robust response to any attempts by Russia to breach the agreements. The most important element will be the deployment of multinational forces, which will serve as a living shield and the main argument of the "assurances to Ukraine" within the framework of the forthcoming political agreement.
"We made sure to bring the Americans as close to us as possible, secure their support for Ukraine, and never accept that the United States would abandon Ukraine."
– Advisor to President Emmanuel Macron
Military secrecy and strategic restraint
Western allies have chosen a tactic of "quiet strength." An advisor to Emmanuel Macron has already warned: details about troop numbers and the specific contributions of each country (including France and the United Kingdom) will remain strict military secrets. This is not only a matter of security, but also powerful psychological pressure on the Kremlin, which is now forced to guess how formidable this European "iron fist" will be.
What does this mean for us?
This decision is a historic shift in paradigm. If previously we heard only of "deep concern," today Paris effectively acknowledges: without foreign boots on the ground, peace will be short-lived. The involvement of the United States in this process, which Macron's team pushed for so strongly, signals the creation of a unified transatlantic front. Let us remember that it was the resolve of leaders in critical moments of history that served as a safeguard against great catastrophes — and now Europe, it seems, has recalled that lesson.
