France and UK Plan Mission to Ukraine as Russia Proposes UN Oversight

European leaders debate troop deployment to secure ceasefire, while Russia pushes for UN-administered elections in occupied Ukraine.

France and the UK will send a joint mission to Ukraine to evaluate the feasibility of a European deployment aimed at securing a ceasefire.
The proposed French-British mission will not involve frontline troops but is intended to provide strategic support and deter further Russian aggression.
Russia has proposed placing Ukraine under temporary UN administration to conduct elections, a move criticized as a strategy to establish a pro-Kremlin government.
European nations remain divided on deploying troops, with Germany and others opting to focus on strengthening Ukraine's military instead.
Ukraine has stabilized parts of the Donbass region but continues to criticize the lack of concrete security guarantees from its allies.