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00:00This was the third summit of its kind, bringing together what's been called the coalition
00:05of the willing.
00:06European leaders, gathered in Paris, reaffirmed their support for Ukraine.
00:11But beyond the show of solidarity, the continent is still divided on security guarantees.
00:16French President Emmanuel Macron said a Franco-British idea for boots on the ground had been backed
00:22by some, but not all, countries.
00:26Today, these reassurance forces are a French-British proposition.
00:32It's been agreed by Great Britain and France, it's desired by Ukraine, and it's also been
00:37agreed by several member states that have signalled their desire to join in.
00:41There's no unanimity on it today, that is known, but we don't need unanimity to do this.
00:47Italy has rejected sending any force, saying troops would need to be part of a UN mission.
00:53British Prime Minister Kyr Starmer dismissed the divisions, instead insisting that Europe
00:57was finally getting its act together.
01:01This is Europe mobilising together behind the peace process, on a scale that we haven't
01:08seen for decades.
01:09I don't want to put a hard deadline on this, but we need to see this developing in days
01:15and weeks, not months and months.
01:19Ukraine's President Zelensky was buoyant too, but speaking to journalists, he admitted
01:23many questions remained over a possible European force.
01:27And he urged the US to do more to stand up to Russia.
01:36We want the United States to be stronger.
01:38I agree with Emmanuel Macron.
01:40We all need this.
01:42It's not just our wish, it's a necessity.
01:45We need the United States to be stronger in dealing with Russia.
01:52There was, however, widespread agreement at the summit to avoid easing sanctions on Russia
01:57until a ceasefire deal is reached.