Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday rejected a plan by France and the United Kingdom to support Ukraine’s war against Russia by sending Italian sol

More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine, a French official says.

The US says it is immediately restoring intelligence sharing and "security assistance" to Ukraine, after talks in Saudi Arabia.

Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any cease-fire in Ukraine comes into effect.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday he plans next week to hold a meeting of army chiefs from European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine after any eventual peace deal with Russia.

The French president says Europe must increase their defence spending, in a televised address on the war in Ukraine.

Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect.

France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks but not include ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister said.

The Paris meeting is the most significant culmination so far of French and British efforts to rally nations under a so-called “coalition of the willing” to safeguard Ukraine by establishing a reassurance and deterrence force to dissuade Russia from invading again.

Ukraine was hoping for answers to key questions as European army chiefs and other military officials from over 30 countries met in Paris for talks on an international force for Ukraine after any ceasefire.

Military officials from more than 30 nations will take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine, a French military official said Monday.