President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.  "(W)e discussed the French initiative to deploy military contingents in Ukraine," Zelensky said following the call. "We considered practical steps for its implementation, possible expansion, and involvement of other countries in this process."Macron has put forth the idea of sending troops to Ukraine in some capacity since February 2024. With Zelensky and Macron  previously discussed the possibility of a peacekeeping force in a meeting on Dec. 18. In their trilateral meeting with Trump in Paris on Dec. 7, Trump reportedly said he wants European troops to monitor a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer also plans to visit Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the potential deployment of an international peacekeeping force, Bloomberg reported on Jan.