Emmanuel Macron said Russia will have no say over whether foreign troops will be sent to Ukraine to guarantee an eventual ceasefire. “If Ukraine asks allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or not,” the French president told local press last night before another aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine.

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during an official welcome ceremony for Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Invalides in Paris, France March 12, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Russia must accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the United States and Ukraine.