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West can send troops to Ukraine without Russia's permission, Macron says

The Kyiv Independent
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine does not need Russia 's permission to invite peacekeeping troops to its territory.

Russia has repeatedly rejected the notion of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine .

In the interview, Macron reiterated the importance of supporting Ukraine and said European forces would be deployed only at Kyiv's request.

The French president will meet with Canadian PM Mark Carney and outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss Ukraine .