French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in a matter of weeks, following talks with Donald Trump at the White House.
On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion, the US president suggested the war could end "within weeks", but insisted Europe should burden the cost of any peacemaking deal for Ukraine.
The French leader said it was "feasible" to talk about a truce in the war following an emergency meeting with 30 European leader and allies earlier this month, with many of them willing to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine.
He said Trump's second term at the White House was a "game changer" but also suggested that any peace deal must "not be a surrender of Ukraine."
Macron said he is working with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on a proposal to send troops to the region. He said the troops are "not to go to the front line" but will be a "presence to maintain this peace and our collective credibility with the US backup."
At a joint news conference following his meeting with Macron on Monday, Trump did not mention security guarantees but said the cost and burden of securing peace in Ukraine must be paid for by European nations and not just the US.
Macron responded that Europe understood the need to "more fairly share the security burden" and added that Monday's talks had shown a path forward.