French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that Russia's war against Ukraine would not end "tomorrow or the day after" as Donald Trump, who pledged to quickly wind up the conflict, returned to the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump has made clear that negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine will be his top foreign policy priority upon taking office. To be successful, he will need a deal that preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty alongside Russia‘s cessation of both overt and covert military action.

In his New Year's address to the armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron called for a revision of France's military strategy, instructing officials to submit proposals on how to adapt to modern

The French armed forces conducted secret exercises on the deployment of troops in Ukraine to help repel a possible offensive by the army of the aggressor

"We also agreed to work closely with key allies on achieving peace and developing effective security guarantees," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are discussing sending British and French soldiers to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force after any potential deal to end the war, The Telegraph understands.

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed support for Ukraine after the end of the war with Russia, according to the "Daily Telegraph". The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron met to discuss possible scenarios for supporting Ukraine post-conflict with

UK and France explore deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to support peace efforts amid ongoing conflict and rising tensions.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing the possibility of sending a peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine in the

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday about taking "practical steps" to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, according to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Donald Trump's second presidential term could have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans' taxes and illegal immigration. For more, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Ane Bagamery, American Journalist and former International Editor of the New York Times.