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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that a French Proposal to put European forces in Ukraine to act as a deterrent against Russian forces is taking shape.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Zelenskyy expressed scepticism, saying many questions remained about the command-and-control structure and the number of troops and their positions.

The issue was raised by French President Emmanuel Macron and with Trump, he said.

“I said in the presence of the two leaders that we are interested in this as a part of the security guarantee, but not as the only guarantee of safety,” he said. “That’s not enough.”

He added: “If we talk about a contingent and that it is part of the defence, then we must know how many of them there are, where they are located, who is in charge and what they will do in case of danger."

Asked if he put those questions directly to Macron, he smiled and said: “We are still in the process of this dialogue.”

Zelenskyy also stated that after talking to Trump, Ukraine should move on to “some kind of format of conversation with Russians.”

He also said Ukraine would like to negotiate alongside the United States of America, Russia and the European Union as it would be fair and effective.

In his interview with The Associated Press, Zelenskyy urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit the country following his statement that the war has set Ukraine back by 100 years, Zelenskyy urged Rubio to visit Ukraine.

Rubio "needs to come to Ukraine, first of all, to see what Russia has done,” the Ukrainian president said. “But also to see what the Ukrainian people did, what they were able to do for the security of Ukraine and the world, as I said, and just talk to these people.”
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