Europeans propose ‘multinational force’ for Ukraine peace

European leaders on Monday proposed a European-led “multinational force” with US support to enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine, according to a joint statement.The force would be part of “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the United States and European powers aimed at guaranteeing that Russia would not violate an agreement to end the war.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The statement – whose signatories included the leaders of Britain, France and Germany – was released as European leaders gathered with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.The statement also outlined what it said were other points of agreement between a dozen European leaders and US officials in talks over the outlines of a peace proposal.Ukraine’s military should continue receiving extensive support, and maintain a peacetime strength of 800,000 troops, the statement said.Peace would also be maintained by a “US led ceasefire monitoring and