Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

French president says allies would either deploy reassurance force' troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the air

Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land and sea and in the air, Emmanuel Macron said after a summit at which European leaders sought to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Kyiv.

The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed," the French president told a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, standing alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy.