(250904) -- PARIS, Sept. 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky upon his arrival to attend the meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Sept. 4, 2025. Macron announced Thursday that 26 countries, mostly European, have formally pledged to deploy troops as part of a future Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire, though not directly on the front line. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)