Pistorius said, “As the largest NATO country in Europe and the largest economy in Europe, Germany cannot stand aside, not participating in this... However, as long as the war continues, no German soldier will be on Ukrainian soil.

"We continued to work on the initiative of President Macron regarding the presence in Ukraine of forces that can contribute to stabilization on the path to peace," Zelensky said after meeting with the French President on Dec.

Donald Trump’s election in the US has raised fears in Kyiv that he could try to force big concessions on Ukraine in return for a ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine is "discussing ideas with European leaders" on the potential deployment of European peacekeeping forces to the embattled country, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters during a press briefing on Dec.