France, Jan. 7 -- French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyand British Prime Minister Keir Starmersigned a declaration of intent on Tuesday in Paris at the "coalition of the willing" summit of mainly European nations.

The declaration foresees Britain, France and other European allies deploying troops on Ukrainian territory after any ceasefire with Russia.

The allies also agreed to participate in a proposed US-led ceasefire monitoring and vertification mechanism.

Macron said that Paris could deploy "several thousand" French troops to Ukraine after the war.

US special envoy Steve Witkoffsaid that President Donald Trump "strongly stands behind security protocols".

"Those security protocols are meant to ... deter any...