Ukraine’s European allies not unanimous on armed force deployment – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron delivering a speech after the so-called Coalition of the willing summit at the Elysee Palace (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

European allies of Ukraine do not all agree on the proposed deployment of an armed force in the country to back up an eventual peace deal and only some want to take part, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.

“It is not unanimous,” he said. “We do not need unanimity to achieve it.”